RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
RECONSTITUTED
SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS
RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the 1st
day of May, 2007 by and among XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Seller” or “LBH”), PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, f/k/a Cendant
Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (the “Servicer”) having an office
at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Aurora
Loan Services LLC, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), and acknowledged
by XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), recites and provides as
follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Bank”) acquired certain first lien, residential
mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) from Sovereign Bank, FSB (“Sovereign”)
pursuant to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement dated as of
March 29, 2007, by and among the Bank, Sovereign and the Servicer, attached
hereto as Exhibit B-1 (the “Sovereign Assignment Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
the Servicer serviced the Mortgage Loans for Sovereign pursuant to a Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 19, 2002,
by
among Sovereign, the Servicer and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust
(formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust) (“Xxxxxx’x
Gate”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Sovereign Assignment Agreement, the Bank and the Servicer agreed
that the obligations, covenants and representations and warranties of each
of
them under the Sovereign Assignment Agreement and the Mortgage Loans conveyed
to
the Bank thereunder would be treated in all respects as though such obligations,
covenants and representations and warranties were initially made, and the
Mortgage Loans conveyed by the Servicer to the Bank, pursuant to the Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1,
2005, by and among the Bank, as purchaser, the Servicer, as seller and Xxxxxx’x
Gate, as modified by Section 5 of the Sovereign Assignment Agreement, attached
hereto at Exhibit B-2 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
on or prior to the Closing Date (as defined herein) the Bank and LBH will enter
into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) pursuant to which the Bank will assign
all of its rights, title and interest in and to certain of such mortgage loans
as identified on Exhibit D hereto (the “Mortgage Loans”) to LBH and LBH will
assume all other rights and obligations of the Bank under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement to the extent the Sale and Servicing Agreement relates to the Mortgage
Loans.
WHEREAS,
on or prior to May 30, 2007, the Seller shall convey the Mortgage Loans to
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware special purpose corporation
(“SASCO” or the “Depositor”), which in turn shall convey the Mortgage Loans to
the Trustee, pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Trust
Agreement”), by and among the Trustee, the Master Servicer and SASCO, as
Depositor.
WHEREAS,
the Mortgage Loans are currently being serviced pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement as modified by the Sovereign Assignment
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Trustee desire that the Servicer continue to service the
Mortgage Loans, and the Servicer has agreed to do so, subject to the rights
of
the Seller and the Master Servicer to terminate the rights and obligations
of
the Servicer hereunder as set forth herein and to the other conditions set
forth
herein;
WHEREAS,
the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be obligated, among
other things, to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of
the
Trustee, and shall have the right under the conditions specified herein to
terminate for cause the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Servicer intend that the Trustee be an intended third party
beneficiary of this Agreement, so long as the Trust Agreement remains in
effect.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth
and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the Seller and the Servicer hereby agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement, including Exhibit
A
hereto and any provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement incorporated
by
reference herein (regardless of whether such terms are defined in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement), shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Trust Agreement.
2. Custodianship.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that the custodial division of Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A.
will act as custodian of the Servicer’s Mortgage Files for the Trustee pursuant
to the Trust Agreement.
3. Servicing.
The
Servicer agrees, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe
the
duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be performed and observed
under the provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise
provided herein and on Exhibit A hereto, and that the provisions of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement, as so modified, are and shall be a part of this Agreement
to the same extent as if set forth herein in full.
The
Servicer additionally agrees that the Servicer will fully furnish, in accordance
with the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970, as amended (the “Fair Credit
Reporting Act”) and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files
to
Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories) on a monthly basis. In addition, with respect to any
Mortgage Loan serviced for a Xxxxxx Xxx pool, the Servicer shall transmit full
credit reporting data to each of such credit repositories in accordance with
Xxxxxx Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 (November 11, 1995), a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit F, reporting each of the following statuses, each
month with respect to a Mortgage Loan in a Xxxxxx Xxx pool: New origination,
current, delinquent (30-60-90-days, etc), foreclosed or charged
off.
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4. Master
Servicing; Termination of Servicer.
The
Servicer, including any successor servicer hereunder, shall be subject to the
supervision of the Master Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated
to
ensure that the Servicer services the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the
Trustee and the LMT 2007-5 Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) created pursuant to the
Trust Agreement, shall have the same rights as the Seller as purchaser under
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under
such Sale and Servicing Agreement and the term “Purchaser” as used in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement in connection with any rights of the Seller shall refer
to the Trust Fund or, as the context requires, the Master Servicer acting in
its
capacity as agent for the Trust Fund, except as otherwise specified in Exhibit
A
hereto. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and
obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement upon the failure of the
Servicer to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, which failure
results in an Event of Default as provided in Section 10.01 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no
event shall the Master Servicer assume any of the obligations of the Seller
under the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and in connection with the performance
of the Master Servicer’s duties hereunder, the parties and other signatories
hereto agree that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights,
protections and limitations of liability afforded to the Master Servicer under
the Trust Agreement.
5. Compliance
with HOEPA.
The
Servicer is currently in compliance with the Home Ownership and Equity
Protection Act (“HOEPA”) and will continue to operate its business in compliance
with HOEPA.
6. No
Representations.
Except
as described herein, neither the Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall be
obligated or required to make any representations and warranties regarding
the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (other than those representations and
warranties made in Section 3.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement as of the
date thereof) in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Trust
Agreement and issuance of the Certificates issued pursuant thereto.
7. Notices.
All
notices and communications between or among the parties hereto (including any
third party beneficiary thereof) or required to be provided to the Trustee
shall
be in writing and shall be deemed received or given when mailed first-class
mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each other party at its address specified
below or, if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, when facsimile or electronic
confirmation of receipt by the recipient is received by the sender of such
notice. Each party may designate to the other parties in writing, from time
to
time, other addresses to which notices and communications hereunder shall be
sent.
All
written information required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer at the following
address:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (LMT 2007-5)
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
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All
remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this Agreement
shall be made on a scheduled/scheduled basis to the following wire
account:
The
Bank
of New York
ABA#:
000-000-000
Account
Name: Aurora Loan Services LLC,
Master
Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account
Number: 8900620730
Beneficiary:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
For
further credit to: LMT 2007-5
All
notices required to be delivered to the Trustee hereunder shall be delivered
to
the Trustee at the following address:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
X.X.
Xxx 00
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Client Services Manager, LMT 2007-5
(or
in the case of overnight deliveries,
0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 21045)
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
notices required to be delivered to the Seller hereunder shall be delivered
to
the Seller at the following address:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Mortgage Finance, LMT 2007-5
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
written information required to be delivered to the Servicer hereunder shall
be
delivered to the address of its office as set forth in the first paragraph
of
this Agreement.
8. Acknowledgement.
The
Servicer hereby acknowledges that the rights and obligations of the Bank under
the Sale and Servicing Agreement will be assigned to the Seller on the Closing
Date pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; that such rights
and
obligations, as amended by this Agreement will, in turn, be re-assigned by
the
Seller to SASCO under the Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement; and
that
such rights and obligations will simultaneously be re-assigned by SASCO, as
Depositor, to the Trust Fund under the Trust Agreement. The Servicer agrees
that
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment
Agreement and the Trust Agreement will each be a valid assignment and assumption
agreement or other assignment document required pursuant to Section 2.05 of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and will constitute a valid assignment and
assumption of the rights and obligations of the Bank to the Seller, by the
Seller to SASCO, and by SASCO to the Trust Fund, as applicable. In addition,
the
Trust Fund will make a REMIC election. The Servicer hereby consents to each
such
assignment and assumption and acknowledges the Trust Fund’s REMIC
election.
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9. Governing
Law.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
10. Trustee
Capacity.
It is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that insofar as this
Agreement is executed by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (i) it is executed and
delivered by such party, not in its individual capacity but solely
as Trustee under the Trust Agreement dated
as of May 1, 2007, among the Depositor, the Trustee, and any other party named
therein in
the exercise of the powers and authority conferred to and vested in it
thereunder, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein
made on behalf of the Trust Fund is made and intended not as personal
representations, undertakings and agreements of the Trustee but is made and
intended solely for the purpose of binding only the Trust
Fund, and (iii) under no circumstances shall
the Trustee in its individual capacity be personally liable for the
payment of any indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for the breach
or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or
undertaken under this Agreement or any related document.
11. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Reconstitution.
The
Seller and the Servicer agree that this Agreement constitutes the Assignment,
Assumption and Recognition Agreement required by the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
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Executed
as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as
Seller
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as
Servicer
By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Vice President
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC
as
Master
Servicer
By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Acknowledged:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
not
in
its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
EXHIBIT
A
Modifications
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement
Unless
otherwise specified herein, for purposes of this Agreement, including
definitions, relating to (i) representations and warranties of the Purchaser,
(ii) the sale and purchase of the Mortgage Loans, (iii) Funding Dates and (iv)
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans, shall be disregarded. Unless otherwise
specified herein, the exhibits to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and all
references to such exhibits shall also be disregarded.
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For
reporting purposes, a Mortgage Loan is “delinquent” when any payment
contractually due thereon has not been made by the close of business
on
the Due Date therefor. Such Mortgage Loan is “30 days Delinquent” if such
payment has not been received by the close of business on the
corresponding day of the month immediately succeeding the month in
which
such payment was first due, or, if there is no such corresponding
day
(e.g., as when a 30-day month follows a 31-day month in which a payment
was due on the 31st day of such month), then on the last day of such
immediately succeeding month. Similarly for “60 days Delinquent” and the
second immediately succeeding month and “90 days Delinquent” and the third
immediately succeeding month.
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2.
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A
new definition of “Accepted Servicing Practices” is hereby added to
Article I as the first definition to read as
follows:
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Accepted
Servicing Practices:
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (i)
of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the
same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged
Property is located and (ii) in accordance with all applicable state, federal
and local laws.
3.
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The
definition of “Business Day” in Article I is hereby amended as
follows:
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Business
Day:
Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings
and loan institutions in the States of New York, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota
and New Jersey are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be
closed.
4.
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New
definitions of “PHH Servicing Fee” and “PHH Servicing Fee Rate” are hereby
added to Article I to immediately follow the definition of “PHH Guide” and
to read as follows:
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PHH
Servicing Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to one-twelfth the product of
(a)
the PHH Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan. The PHH Servicing Fee is payable solely from the interest portion
(including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and REO Disposition proceeds) of
such
Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under this
Agreement.
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PHH
Servicing Fee Rate:
The
rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to each Mortgage
Loan.
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The
definition of “Collection Account” is hereby deleted and all references to
“Collection Account” herein are hereby replaced with references to
“Custodial Account.”
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6.
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A
new definition of “Custodial Account” is hereby added to Article I to
immediately follow the definition of “Credit Documents”, to read as
follows:
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Custodial
Account:
The
separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section
5.04.
7.
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A
new definition of “Custodial Agreement” is hereby added to Article I to
immediately follow the definition of “Custodial Account” to read as
follows:
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Custodial
Agreement
means
the Custodial Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007 between the Custodian and the
Trustee.
8.
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A
new definition of “Custodian” is hereby added to Article I to immediately
follow the definition of “Custodial Agreement” to read as
follows:
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Custodian:
means
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., and each of its successors in interest, or any successor
custodian appointed pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.
9.
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The
definition of “Cut Off Date” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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Cut
Off Date:
May 1,
2007.
10.
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The
definition of “Eligible Account” is hereby
deleted.
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11.
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New
definitions of “Eligible Deposit Account” and “Eligible Institution” are
hereby added to Article I to immediately follow the definition of
“Due
Period” and to read as follows:
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Eligible
Deposit Account:
An
account that is maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository
institution or trust company that complies with the definition of Eligible
Institution.
Eligible
Institution:
Any of
the following:
(i)
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an
institution whose:
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(A) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, or other short-term deposits are rated
at
least “A-1+” or long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least “AA-“ by
S&P, if the amounts on deposit are to be held in the account for no more
than 365 days; or
(B) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, demand deposits, or other short-term
deposits are rated at least “A-2” by S&P, if the amounts on deposit are to
be held in the account for no more than 30 days and are not intended to be
used
as credit enhancement. Upon the loss of the required rating set forth in this
clause (i)(A) or clause (i)(B), the accounts shall be transferred immediately
to
accounts which have the required rating. Furthermore, commingling by the
Servicer is acceptable at the A-2 rating level if the Servicer is a bank, thrift
or depository and provided the Servicer has the capability to immediately
segregate funds and commence remittance to an Eligible Deposit Account upon
a
downgrade; or
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(ii) the
corporate trust department of a federal depository institution or
state-chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding
fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulation Section 9.10(b), which, in either case, has corporate trust powers
and is acting in its fiduciary capacity.
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The
terms “Environmental Assessment,” “Environmental Conditions Precedent to
Foreclosure” and “Environmental Laws” are hereby
deleted.
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13.
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A
new definition of “Environmental Problem Property” in Article I is hereby
added to immediately follow the definition of “Eligible Institution” and
to read as follows:
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Environmental
Problem Property:
A
Mortgaged Property or REO Property that is in violation of any environmental
law, rule or regulation.
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The
definition of “Escrow Account” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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Escrow
Account:
The
separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section
5.06.
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New
definitions of “General Servicing Fee” and “General Servicing Fee Rate”
are hereby added to Article I to immediately follow the definition
of
“Funding Date” and to read as
follows:
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General
Servicing Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to one-twelfth the product of
(a)
the General Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of
such
Mortgage Loan. The General Servicing Fee is payable solely from the interest
portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and REO Disposition
proceeds) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise
provided under this Agreement.
General
Servicing Fee Rate:
0.500%
per annum.
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The
definition of “Monthly Advance” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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Monthly
Advance:
With
respect to each Remittance Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to
the
Monthly Payment (with the interest portion of such Monthly Payment adjusted to
the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) that was due on the Mortgage Loan on the
Due
Date in the related Due Period, and that (i) was delinquent at the close of
business on the related Determination Date and (ii) was not the subject of
a
previous Monthly Advance, but only to the extent that such amount is expected,
in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, to be recoverable from collections
or other recoveries in respect of such Mortgage Loan. To
the
extent that the Servicer determines that any such amount is not recoverable
from
collections or other recoveries in respect of such Mortgage Loan, such
determination shall be evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer
delivered to the Master Servicer setting forth such determination and the
procedures and considerations of the Servicer forming the basis of such
determination, which shall include a copy of any broker’s price opinion and any
other information or reports obtained by the Servicer which may support such
determinations.
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The
definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in Article I is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
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Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
The
schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth certain information with respect to
the
Mortgage Loans, including the applicable PHH Servicing Fee Rate and the
applicable Prepayment Charge, if any, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, which
Mortgage Loan Schedule is attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement.
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The
definition of “Note Rate” in Article I is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
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Note
Rate:
The
annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note after giving effect to any
applicable Relief Act Reduction.
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A
new definition of “Opinion of Counsel” is hereby added to Article I to
read as follows:
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Opinion
of Counsel
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Servicer, that is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, and the Master Servicer provided that
any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a
REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Seller, who
(i) is in fact independent of any Seller, the Servicer and any master servicer
of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest in the Servicer or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans
or in an affiliate of any such entity and (iii) is not connected with any
Seller, the Servicer or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer,
employee, director or person performing similar functions.
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The
definition of “Primary Insurance Policy” is hereby deleted and all
references to “Primary Insurance Policy” herein are hereby replaced with
references to “PMI Policy.”
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21.
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New
definition of “PMI Policy” is hereby added to Article I to immediately
follow the definition of “Pledge Instruments” and to read as
follows:
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PMI
Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance including all endorsements thereto
issued by a Qualified Mortgage Insurer, including any Bulk Policy or other
primary mortgage insurance policy acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans,
as
required by this Agreement or the Trust Agreement with respect to certain
Mortgage Loans whether acquired by the Mortgagor, the lender or the Seller
on
behalf of the Trust Fund.
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New
definitions of “Prepayment Charge” and Prepayment Charge Schedule” are
hereby added to Article I to immediately follow the definition of
“Prepaid
Monthly Payment” and to read as
follows:
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Prepayment
Charge:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and Remittance Date, the charges or premiums,
if
any, due in connection with a full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan
during the immediately preceding Principal Prepayment Period in accordance
with
the terms thereof.
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Prepayment
Charge Schedule:
A data
field in the Mortgage Loan Schedule which indicates the amount of the Prepayment
Charge and the term during which it is imposed with respect to a Mortgage
Loan.
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The
definition of “Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount” in Article I is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount:
With
respect to any Remittance Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was subject to
a
Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Principal Prepayment
Period (other than Principal Prepayments relating to a repurchase of the
Mortgage Loan by a Seller or any other Person), which Principal Prepayment
was
applied to such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in the
succeeding Principal Prepayment Period, the amount of interest (net the related
Servicing Fee for Principal Prepayments in full only) that would have accrued
on
the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the
date
as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and
ending on the last day of the related Principal Prepayment Period.
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The
definition of “Qualified Mortgage Insurer” in Article I is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:
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Qualified
Mortgage Insurer:
A
mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required
by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an
insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac.
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A
new definition of “Relief Act Reduction” is hereby added to Article I to
immediately follow the definition of “Refinanced Mortgage Loan” and to
read as follows:
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Relief
Act Reduction:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been a reduction in the
amount of the interest collectible thereon as a result of the application of
the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, any amount by which interest collectible on
such Mortgage Loan for the Due Date in the related Due Period is less than
the
interest accrued thereon for the applicable one-month period at the Mortgage
Interest Rate without giving effect to such reduction.
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A
new definition of “REMIC Provisions” is hereby added to Article I to read
as follows:
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REMIC
Provisions:
The
provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage
investment conduits, which appear at sections 860A through 860G of Subchapter
M
of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, including
proposed regulations and rulings, and administrative pronouncements promulgated
thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
27.
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The
definition of “REO Property” in Article I is hereby amended by replacing
the word “Purchaser” with “Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund”.
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26.
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A
new definition of “Sarbanes Certifying Party” is hereby added to Article I
to immediately follow the definition of “Required Surety Payment” and to
read as follows:
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Sarbanes
Certifying Party:
A
Person who provides a certification required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002 on behalf of the Trust Fund.
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New
definitions of “Seller Remittance Amount” and “Seller Remittance Rate” are
hereby added to Article I to immediately follow the definition of
“Seller
Information” and to read as
follows:
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Seller
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to each Due Period and any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to one-twelfth
the product of (a) the Seller Remittance Rate and (b) the outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the related Determination Date. The Seller
Remittance Amount with respect to any Due Period shall not be reduced by the
amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount with respect to the Mortgage
Loan. The obligation of the Servicer to pay the Seller Remittance Amount with
respect to a Mortgage Loan is limited to, and the Seller Remittance Amount
is
payable solely from the interest portion (including recoveries with respect
to
interest from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds
and REO Disposition proceeds) of the Monthly Payments collected by the Servicer
with respect to such Mortgage Loan, or as otherwise provided herein.
Seller
Remittance Rate:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the difference between the General Servicing
Fee
Rate and the PHH Servicing Fee Rate.
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The
definitions of “Servicing Fee” and “Servicing Fee Rate” in Article I are
hereby deleted. Unless otherwise indicated herein, references to
“Servicing Fee” and Servicing Fee Rate” are hereby replaced with
references to “General Servicing Fee” and “General Servicing Fee Rate.”
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29.
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The
parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.02 (Possession of Mortgage
Files) shall be inapplicable to this Agreement, as superseded by
the
provisions of the Custodial Agreement and the Trust
Agreement.
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The
parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.05 (Transfer of Mortgage
Loans)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be modified to indicate
that the
Custodian shall prepare and execute at the direction of the Seller
any
note endorsements in connection with transfer of the Mortgage Loans
to the
Trust Fund as the owner of the Mortgage Loans and that the Seller
shall
pay for any fees associated with the preparation and execution of
such
note endorsements to the Trust Fund.
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31.
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Section
3.01(h) is hereby replaced in its entirety with the
following:
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(h) No
Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the best of the Company’s or any Subservicer’s knowledge,
threatened, against the Company or any Subservicer, which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any
Subservicer would adversely affect the ability of the Company or any Subservicer
to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof,
the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage
Loans or result in any material liability of the Company or any Subservicer,
or
draw into question the validity of this Agreement, or have a material adverse
effect on the financial condition of the Company or any Subservicer, or would
be
likely to impair materially the ability of Company to perform under the terms
of
this Agreement.
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For
purposes of servicing only, the second, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs
of Section 3.04 (Repurchase & Substitution) are hereby restated to
read as follows:
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(2) Within
60
days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Servicer of any
breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 which
materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform its
duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and
adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or
the
priority of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer
shall
use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects
and,
if such breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the Trustee’s option,
assign the Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (or respecting
the affected Mortgage Loans) to a successor Servicer selected by the Master
Servicer with the prior consent and approval of the Trustee. Such assignment
shall be made in accordance with Section 12.01.
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(3) In
addition, the Servicer shall indemnify (from its own funds) the Trustee, the
Trust Fund, and the Master Servicer and hold each of them harmless against
any
costs resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or
grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Servicer’s representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the
remedies set forth in this Section 3.04 constitute the sole remedies of the
Master Servicer, the Trust Fund and the Trustee respecting a breach of the
foregoing representations and warranties.
(4) Any
cause
of action against the Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach of
any
representations and warranties made in Section 3.01 shall accrue upon (i)
discovery of such breach by the Servicer or notice thereof by the Trustee or
Master Servicer to the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such
breach within the applicable cure period and (iii) demand upon the Servicer
by
the Trustee or the Master Servicer for compliance with this
Agreement.
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Section
3.06 (Additional Representations and Warranties of the Servicer)
is hereby
amended by:
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(i)
replacing the words “to the Purchaser and to any Depositor” with “to the Trust
Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
(ii)
replacing the words “to the Purchaser or any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund,
the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
(iii)
replacing the words “to the Purchaser or such Depositor” with “to the Trust
Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
(iv)
replacing Section 3.06(1)(vii) in its entirety with the following:
(vii)
there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to a Seller,
the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to
any
party listed on Exhibit 14 hereto of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation
AB.
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Section
5.01 (PHH Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional
Documents; Consent of the Purchaser) is hereby replaced in its entirety
with the following:
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Section
5.01. Servicer
to Service.
The
Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the related
Mortgage Loans from and after the Closing Date and shall have full power and
authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with such
servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable,
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing
Practices.
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Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any
term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance
with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in
the
Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Trust Fund;
provided,
however,
that
unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such
default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably forseeable, the Servicer
shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would
change the Note Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest,
reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments
of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the
event of such modification, the Company shall calculate the Monthly Payment
for
such Mortgage Loan based on the modified terms of such Mortgage Loan and shall
only be required to make Monthly Advances pursuant to Section 6.03 to the extent
of such new Monthly Payment. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement
for
such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section
6.04. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall
continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on
behalf of itself and the Trustee, all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable
instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the
Mortgaged Properties; provided, that, upon full release or discharge, the
Company shall notify the related Custodian of the related Mortgage Loan of
such
full release or discharge. Upon the reasonable request of the Servicer, the
Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer with any powers of attorney
and other documents, furnished to it by the Servicer and reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee, necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out
its
servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement; provided
that
the
Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer under such powers
of
attorney. Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall forward
to
the Master Servicer copies of any documents evidencing such assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, the Servicer shall not make or permit
any
modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would
cause any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC
or result in the imposition of any tax under Section 860F(a) or Section 860G(d)
of the Code.
The
Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any
action, suit or proceedings solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating
the Servicer’s, representative capacity or (ii) take any action with the intent
to cause, and which actually does cause, the Trustee to be registered to do
business in any state. The Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee for any and
all
costs, liabilities and expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with
the
negligent or willful misuse of such powers of attorney by the
Servicer.
In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall employ
procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care that
it
would employ and exercise in servicing and administering mortgage loans for
its
own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where
such
practices do not conflict with the requirements of this Agreement.
Except
as
provided below, the Servicer or any designee of the Servicer shall not waive
any
Prepayment Charge with respect to any Mortgage Loan. If the Servicer or its
designee fails to collect a Prepayment Charge at the time of the related
prepayment of any Mortgage Loan subject to such Prepayment Charge, the Servicer
shall pay to the Master Servicer at such time (by deposit to the Custodial
Account) an amount equal to the amount of the Prepayment Charge not collected;
provided,
however,
that
with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the original or a copy of the
Mortgage Note is not in the Servicer's possession (after the Servicer has used
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Mortgage Note from the related
Custodian), the Servicer shall not have any obligation to pay the amount of
any
uncollected Prepayment Charge under this Section 3.20 if the failure to collect
such amount is the result of inaccurate or incomplete information regarding
Prepayment Charges included on the Mortgage Loan Schedule relating to the
related Mortgage Loan. With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the
original or a copy of the Mortgage Note is not in the Servicer's possession
(after the Servicer has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
Mortgage Note from the related Custodian), the Servicer may rely on the
Prepayment Charge data set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and
the
Servicer shall not have any liability for any loss resulting from the Servicer's
calculation of the Prepayment Charge utilizing the data contained in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. Notwithstanding the above, the Servicer or its designee
may waive (and shall waive, in the case of (ii)(c) below) a Prepayment Charge
without paying to the Master Servicer the amount of such Prepayment Charge
only
if such Prepayment Charge (i) relates to a defaulted Mortgage Loan (defined
as
61 days or more delinquent), and such waiver would maximize recovery of total
proceeds from the Mortgage Loan, taking into account the amount of such
Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan, or (ii) if the prepayment
is
not a result of a refinance by the Servicer or any of its affiliates and (a)
a
default under the Mortgage Loan is reasonably foreseeable and such waiver would
maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such a
prepayment charge and the related Mortgage Loan, (b) the collection of the
Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws or (c)
notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, any Prepayment Charge
in any instance when a Mortgage Loan is in foreclosure.
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Section
5.04 (Establishment of Custodial Account; Deposits in Custodial Account)
is hereby amended as follows:
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(i) by
amending the first paragraph thereof as follows:
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in
the
form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled “PHH Mortgage Corporation in
trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Xxxxxx Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-5.” The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Deposit Account
established with an Eligible Institution. Any funds deposited in the Custodial
Account may be invested in Permitted Investments subject to the provisions
of
Section 3.11 hereof. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn
on by
the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.04. The creation of any Custodial
Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5.04
hereto. A copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished
to
the Master Servicer no later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date in
the
form of Exhibit 15 hereto.
(ii)
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by
replacing each reference to the phrase “Funding Date” in the second
paragraph of Section 5.04 with the phrase “Cut-off
Date”
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(iii)
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by
adding new clauses (12), (13), (14), (15) and (16) to read as
follows:
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(12)
all
Prepayment Charges;
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(13)
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with
respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in part, the Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution.
Such
deposit shall be made from the Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement
therefor up to a maximum amount per month of the General Servicing
Fee
actually received for such month for the Mortgage
Loans;
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(14)
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any
amounts received from the Seller of the Mortgage Loan or any other
person
giving representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage
Loan,
in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage
Loan;
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(15)
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any
amounts received by the Servicer under a PMI Policy;
and
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(16)
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any
Seller Remittance Amount.
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Section
5.05 (Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account) is hereby
amended
by adding new clauses (9) and (10) to read as
follows:
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(9)
to
transfer funds to another Eligible Institution in accordance with Section 5.09
hereof; and
(10) to
invest
funds in certain Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 5.09
hereof.
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Section
5.06 (Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow) is hereby
amended by adding the following as the first paragraph
thereof:
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The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to a
Mortgage Loan constituting escrow payments separate and apart from any of its
own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow
Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled, “PHH Mortgage
Corporation in trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Xxxxxx
Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-5” The Escrow Accounts shall be established with
either (i) an Eligible Institution or (ii) an account or accounts the deposits
in which are insured by the FDIC to the limits established by such corporation,
provided that any such deposits not so insured shall be maintained in an
Eligible Institution in a manner that shall provide maximum available insurance
thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the
Servicer in accordance with Section 3.06. The creation of any Escrow Account
shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5.06 hereto.
A
copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the Master
Servicer.
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Section
5.09 (Transfer of Accounts) is hereby amended in its entirety as
follows:
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Section
5.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
The
Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or any Escrow Account to a different
Eligible Institution from time to time; provided
that in
the event the Custodial Account or any Escrow Account is held in a depository
institution or trust company that ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the
Servicer shall transfer such Custodial Account or Escrow Account, as the case
may be, to an Eligible Institution no later than 30 days after any such transfer
is made in the form of Exhibit G-4 hereto. The Servicer shall give notice to
the
Master Servicer of any change in the location of the Custodial Account. The
Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by the Master
Servicer or the Trustee if the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow Account
are
not demand deposit accounts.
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Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account may at the option of the Servicer be
invested in Permitted Investments. Any such Permitted Investment shall mature
no
later than one day prior to the Remittance Date in each month; provided,
however,
that if
such Permitted Investment is an obligation of an Eligible Institution (other
than the Servicer) that maintains the Custodial Account, then such Permitted
Investment may mature on the related Remittance Date. Any such Permitted
Investment shall be made in the name of the Servicer in trust for the benefit
of
the Trustee. All income on or gain realized from any such Permitted Investment
shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and may be withdrawn at any time by
the
Servicer. Any losses incurred in respect of any such investment shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account, by the Servicer out of its own funds
immediately as realized. If, at any time, the amount on deposit in the Custodial
Account exceeds the amount of the applicable FDIC insurance, such excess above
the amount of the applicable FDIC insurance shall be invested in Permitted
Investments.
Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account may at the option
of
the Servicer be invested in Permitted Investments; provided
that
in the event that amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or the Escrow
Account exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the “Insured Amount”), the
Servicer shall be obligated to invest the excess amount over the Insured Amount
in Permitted Investments on the same Business Day as such excess amount becomes
present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account. Any such Permitted
Investment shall mature no later than the Business Day immediately preceding
the
related Remittance Date. Any such Permitted Investment shall be made in the
name
of the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. All income on or gain
realized from any such Permitted Investment shall be for the benefit of the
Servicer and may be withdrawn at any time by the Servicer. Any losses incurred
in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the Custodial Account
or
the Escrow Account by the Servicer out of its own funds immediately as
realized.
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Section
5.13 (Realization Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties) and Section 5.15 (Sale of REO Properties) are hereby
deleted.
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Section
5.14 (Management of REO Properties) is hereby amended in its entirety
as
follows:
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Section
5.14 Management
of REO Properties.
In
the
event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by
deed
in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the
name of the Trustee or its nominee in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, or in the event the Trustee is not authorized or permitted
to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located,
or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such
state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in
the
name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel
obtained by the Servicer (with a copy delivered to the Trustee) from any
attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property
is
located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Trustee shall
acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the
Trustee.
The
Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for
the
Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The Servicer,
either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, shall manage,
conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it
manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its
own
account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality
as
the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and
may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year, except
as
otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems
to
be in the best interest of the Trustee and the Certificateholders.
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If
the
Servicer hereafter becomes aware that a Mortgaged Property is an Environmental
Problem Property, the Servicer will notify the Master Servicer of the existence
of the Environmental Problem Property. Additionally, the Servicer shall set
forth in such notice a description of such problem, a recommendation to the
Master Servicer relating to the proposed action regarding the Environmental
Problem Property, and the Servicer shall carry out the recommendation set forth
in such notice unless otherwise directed by Master Servicer in writing within
five (5) days after its receipt (or deemed receipt) of such notice in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Servicer shall obtain the Master Servicer's written consent to any
expenditures proposed to remediate Environmental Problem Properties or to defend
any claims associated with Environmental Problem Properties if such expenses,
in
the aggregate, are expected to exceed $100,000. Failure to provide written
notice of disapproval of the expenditure within five (5) days of receipt (or
deemed receipt) of such request for prepaid expenditures shall be deemed an
approval of such expenditure. If the Servicer has received reliable instructions
to the effect that a Property is an Environmental Problem Property (e.g.,
Servicer obtains a broker's price opinion which reveals the potential for such
problem), the Servicer will not accept a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure upon any
such Property without first obtaining a preliminary environmental investigation
for the Property satisfactory to the Master Servicer.
In
the
event that the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property in connection with a default
or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall dispose of such
REO
Property not later than the end of the third taxable year after the year of
its
acquisition by the Trust Fund unless the Servicer has applied for and received
a
grant of extension from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that, under
the REMIC Provisions and any relevant proposed legislation and under applicable
state law, the applicable Trust REMIC may hold REO Property for a longer period
without adversely affecting the REMIC status of such REMIC or causing the
imposition of a federal or state tax upon such REMIC. If the Servicer has
received such an extension, then the Servicer shall continue to attempt to
sell
the REO Property for its fair market value for such period longer than three
years as such extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Servicer has not
received such an extension and the Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property
within the period ending three months before the end of such third taxable
year
after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or if the Servicer has received such
an
extension, and the Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property within the period
ending three months before the close of the Extended Period, the Servicer shall,
before the end of the three-year period or the Extended Period, as applicable,
(i) purchase such REO Property at a price equal to the REO Property’s fair
market value or (ii) auction the REO Property to the highest bidder (which
may
be the Servicer) in an auction reasonably designed to produce a fair price
prior
to the expiration of the three-year period or the Extended Period, as the case
may be. The Trustee shall sign any document or take any other action reasonably
requested by the Servicer which would enable the Servicer, on behalf of the
Trust Fund, to request such grant of extension.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO Property acquired by the Trust
Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used
by
or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that
would: (i) cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property”
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code; or (ii) subject any Trust
REMIC to the imposition of any federal income taxes on the income earned from
such REO Property, including any taxes imposed by reason of Sections 860F or
860G(c) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust Fund with respect to the imposition of any such
taxes.
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The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance
with
extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable
value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance
and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required above.
The
proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the
Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale
shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances
made pursuant to this Section or Section 6.03.
The
Servicer shall make advances of all funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 5.10, such advances to
be
reimbursed from the disposition or liquidation proceeds of the REO Property.
The
Servicer shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Master
Servicer of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the
revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section
5.13 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained
to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
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A
new Section 5.19 (Real Estate Owned Reports) is hereby added to read
as
follows:
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Section
5.19 Real
Estate Owned Reports.
Together
with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 6.02, the Servicer shall
furnish to the Master Servicer on or before the Remittance Date in each month
a
statement with respect to any REO Property covering the operation of such REO
Property for the previous month and, if requested, the Servicer’s efforts in
connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO
Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement
shall be accompanied by such other information as the Master Servicer shall
reasonably request.
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A
new Section 5.20 (Safeguarding Customer Information) is hereby added
to
read as follows:
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Section
5.20 Safeguarding
Customer Information.
The
Servicer has implemented and will maintain security measures designed to meet
the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for
Safeguarding Customer Information published in final form on March 1, 2001,
66 Fed. Reg. 8616 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to
time (the “Guidelines”).
The
Servicer shall promptly provide the Master Servicer and the Trustee information
reasonably available to it regarding such security measures upon the reasonable
request of the Master Servicer and the Trustee which information shall include,
but not be limited to, any Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 report
covering the Servicer’s operations, and any other audit reports, summaries of
test results or equivalent measures taken by the Servicer with respect to its
security measures to the extent reasonably necessary in order for the Owner
to
satisfy its obligations under the Guidelines.
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A
new Section 5.21 (Compensating Interest) is hereby added to read
as
follows:
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Section
5.21 Compensating
Interest
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain
therein with respect to each Principal Prepayment, the Prepayment Interest
Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution. Such deposit shall
be
made from the Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement therefor up to a
maximum amount of the Servicing Fee actually received for such month for the
Mortgage Loans.
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A
new Section 5.22 (Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and
Loss
of REMIC Status) is hereby added to read as
follows:
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Section
5.22 Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.
In
the
event that any REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC,
or incurs federal, state or local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction
or prohibited contribution under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent
performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein,
the
Servicer shall indemnify the Holder of the related Residual Certificate, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, and the Trust Fund against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting from such
negligence; provided,
however,
that the
Servicer shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action
or
inaction of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Holder of
such Residual Certificate, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting
from
misinformation provided by the Holder of such Residual Certificate on which
the
Servicer has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict
the
rights and remedies of the Holder of such Residual Certificate, the Trustee
and
the Trust Fund now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the Servicer have
any
liability (1) for any action or omission that is taken in accordance with and
in
compliance with the express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the
terms of, this Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than arising out of a
negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth
herein and (3) for any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders
(in addition to payment of principal and interest on the
Certificates).
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Section
6.01 (Remittances) is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser”
with “Master Servicer” and by replacing paragraphs (1) and (2) of such
section with the following:
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(1)
On
each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Master Servicer (a) all
amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the
last day of the related Due Period (including (1) the amount of any Principal
Prepayment, together with interest thereon at the related Remittance Rate to
the
end of the month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs and
(2)
all proceeds of any REO Disposition net of amounts payable to the Servicer
pursuant to Section 5.14), net of charges against or withdrawals from the
Custodial Account in accordance with Section 5.05, which charges against or
withdrawals from the Custodial Account the Servicer shall make solely on such
Remittance Date, plus
(b) the
Seller Remittance Amount, plus
(c) all
Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant
to
Section 6.03; provided that the Servicer shall not be required to remit, until
the next following Remittance Date, any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments
collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the related Due
Period.
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(2)
All
remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer shall be made to the
following wire account or to such other account as may be specified by the
Master Servicer from time to time:
The
Bank
of New York
ABA#:
000-000-000
Account
Name: Aurora Loan Services LLC,
Master
Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account
Number: 8900620730
Beneficiary:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
For
further credit to: LMT 2007-5
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Section
6.02 (Reporting) is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” with
“Master Servicer” and by replacing the first paragraph of such section
with the following:
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Not
later
than the tenth (10th)
calendar day (or if such tenth calendar day is not a Business Day, the
immediately preceding Business Day), the Servicer shall furnish to the Master
Servicer (i) (a) monthly loan data in the format set forth in Xxxxxxx 00 xxxxxx,
(x) default loan data in the format set forth in Exhibit 17 hereto and (c)
information regarding realized losses and gains in the format set forth in
Exhibit 18 hereto (or as it relates to Exhibit 16, Exhibit 17 and Exhibit 18
in
such other formats and contents mutually agreed between the Servicer and the
Master Servicer), in each case relating to the period ending on the last day
of
the preceding calendar month, (ii) all such information required pursuant to
clause (i)(a) above on a magnetic tape or other similar media reasonably
acceptable to both the Servicer and the Master Servicer and (iii) all supporting
documentation with respect to the information required pursuant to clause (i)(c)
above. The format of this monthly reporting may be amended from time to time
to
the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.
The
Servicer shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the
Depositor (i) of any legal proceedings pending against the Servicer of the
type
described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of Regulation AB and (ii) if the Servicer
shall become (but only to the extent not previously disclosed to the Master
Servicer and the Depositor) at any time an affiliate of any of the parties
listed on Exhibit 14 to this Agreement.
If
so
requested by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor on any date
following the date on which information was first provided to the Trustee,
the
Master Servicer and the Depositor pursuant to the preceding sentence, the
Servicer shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in
writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section
3.06 or, if such a representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date
of
such request, provide reasonable adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts,
in
writing, to the requesting party.
The
Servicer shall provide to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor
prompt notice of the occurrence of any of the following: any event of default
under the terms of this Agreement, any merger, consolidation or sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, the Servicer's engagement
of
any Subservicer, Subcontractor or vendor to perform or assist in the performance
of any of the Servicer's obligations under this Agreement, any material
litigation involving the Servicer, and any affiliation or other significant
relationship between the Servicer and other transaction parties.
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Not
later
than the tenth calendar day of each month (or if such calendar day is not a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Servicer shall
provide to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor notice of the
occurrence of any material modifications, extensions or waivers of terms, fees,
penalties or payments relating to the Mortgage Loans during the related Due
Period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11)
of
Regulation AB) along with all information, data, and materials related thereto
as may be required to be included in the related Distribution Report on Form
10-D.
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Section
6.03 (Monthly Advances by Servicer) is hereby amended by adding the
following new sentence immediately following the second sentence
of such
subsection (1):
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Any
Prepaid Monthly Payments so used to make Monthly Advances shall be replaced
by
the Servicer by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any future
Remittance Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date shall
be less than payments to the Trust Fund required to be made on such Remittance
Date.
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Section
6.06 is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “the Purchaser and any
Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master
Servicer” in each instance; (ii) replacing the words “the Purchaser and
such Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Master Servicer” in each instance; (iii) replacing the words “the
Purchaser and the Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the
Trustee and the Master Servicer” in each instance; (iv) replacing the
words “the Purchaser or Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor,
the Trustee and the Master Servicer” in each instance; and (v) replacing
the words “as reasonably identified by the Purchaser” with “as reasonably
identified by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Master
Servicer” in each instance.
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49.
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Section
6.06(i)(D) is hereby replaced in its entirety with the
following:
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(D)
a
description of any affiliation or relationship between a Seller or the Servicer,
each Third-Party Originator or each Subservicer, as applicable, and any of
the
parties listed on Exhibit 14 hereto.
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References
to “Servicing Fee” in Section 7.03 (Servicing Compensation) are hereby
replaced with references to “PHH Servicing
Fee.”
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51.
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Section
7.04(2) is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “the Purchaser and
any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Master Servicer”; and (ii) replacing the words “the Purchaser and such
Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master
Servicer”.
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52.
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Section
7.05(1) is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
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53.
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Section
7.05(2) is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “the Purchaser and
any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Master Servicer” in each instance; and (ii) replacing the words “the
Purchaser and such Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the
Trustee and the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
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54.
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Section
7.05(2)(i)(A) is hereby amended by replacing the second sentence
of such
Section with the following:
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Such
report shall be addressed to the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and
the
Master Servicer and signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer, and shall
address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit 19
hereto.
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Section
7.05(2)(i)(C) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the
following:
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(C) cause
each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer pursuant
to
Section 7.08(ii) to be “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each, a “Participating Entity”), and for
which the Servicer does not elect to take responsibility for assessing
compliance with the Servicing Criteria in accordance with Regulation AB
Telephone Interpretation 17.06, to deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor
an
assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.05(2); and
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Section
7.05(2)(i)(D) is hereby amended by changing the reference “Exhibit A” to
“Exhibit 11-2.”
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57.
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Section
7.06 (Purchaser’s Right to Examine Servicer Records) is hereby amended by
replacing the word “Purchaser” with “Master Servicer”.
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58.
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Section
7.08 is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “the Purchaser or any
Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master
Servicer” in each instance; (ii) replacing the words “the Purchaser and
any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Master Servicer”; (iii) replacing the words “(or any designee of the
Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator)” with “(or any
designee of such party)” in each instance; and (iv) replacing the words
“the Purchaser and such Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor,
the Trustee and the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
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59.
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Section
7.08(ii) is hereby amended by
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(i)
by
replacing clause (C) in the first paragraph of such Section with the
following:
(C)
which
elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of
compliance provided by each Subcontractor for which the Servicer does not elect
to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria
in
accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06 identified pursuant
to clause (B) of this paragraph.
(ii)
by
replacing the last sentence of the second paragraph of such section with the
following :
The
Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor for which
the Servicer does not elect to take responsibility for assessing compliance
with
the Servicing Criteria in accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation
17.06 and delivering to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the
Trust Fund or any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation
required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 7.05(2), in each
case as and when required to be delivered.
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(iii)
by
replacing clause (B) in the third paragraph of such Section with the
following:
(B)
cause
(x) each Subservicer and (y) each Subcontractor for which the Servicer does
not
elect to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing
Criteria in accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06, with
respect to which the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Fund
or any Depositor requests delivery of an assessment of compliance and
accountants’ attestation to deliver such within the time required under Section
7.05(2).
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A
new Section 8.02 (Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification) is hereby added
to
read as follows:
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Section
8.02 Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer acknowledges and agrees
that
the purpose of Sections 6.02 and 7.05 of this Agreement is to facilitate
compliance by the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor with the
provisions of Regulation AB. Therefore, the Servicer agrees that (a) the
obligations of the Servicer hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner
as
to accomplish that purpose, (b) such obligations may change over time due to
interpretive advice or guidance of the Commission, convention or consensus
among
active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel,
or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) the Servicer
shall agree to enter into such amendments to this Agreement as may be necessary,
in the judgment of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and their respective
counsel, to comply with such interpretive advice or guidance, convention,
consensus, advice of counsel, or otherwise, (d) the Servicer shall otherwise
comply with requests made by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor
for delivery of additional or different information as all parties may determine
in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB and
(e) the Servicer shall (i) agree to such modifications and enter into such
amendments to this Agreement as may be necessary, in the judgment of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and their respective counsel, to comply with
any
such clarification, interpretive guidance, convention or consensus and (ii)
promptly upon request provide to the Depositor for inclusion in any periodic
report required to be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), such items of information regarding this Agreement
and matters related to the Servicer, (collectively, the “Servicer Information”),
provided that such information shall be required to be provided by the Servicer
only to the extent that such shall be determined by the Depositor in its sole
discretion and its counsel to be necessary or advisable to comply with any
Commission and industry guidance and convention.
The
Servicer
hereby
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, its respective officers
and
directors and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or Section
20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, expenses,
damages or liabilities to which the Depositor, its respective officers or
directors and any such controlling person may become subject under the Act
or
otherwise, as and when such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities
are
incurred, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities
(or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Servicer
Information or
arise
out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein
any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and will reimburse the Depositor, its respective officers and
directors and any such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by it or any of them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability or action, as and
when incurred; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer
shall
be
liable only insofar as such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission relates solely to the information in the
Servicer
Information
furnished to the Depositor by or on behalf of the Servicer
specifically
in connection with this Agreement.
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Section
9.01 (Indemnification; Third Party Claims) is hereby amended by (i)
changing the word “Purchaser” to “Master Servicer, the Depositor, the
Trustee and the Trust Fund” in each instance; and (ii) changing the word
“its” in the first line to “their”.
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62.
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Section
9.01(2)(C) is hereby amended by replacing the words “the Purchaser, any
Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master
Servicer”.
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63.
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Section
9.02 (Merger or Consolidation of the Seller) is hereby amended by
changing
the word “Purchaser” to “Trustee” where it appears in the proviso to the
second paragraph thereof.
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64.
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Section
9.04 (Servicer Not to Resign) is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as
follows:
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The
Servicer shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or
delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof (to other than
a
third party in the case of outsourcing routine tasks such as taxes, insurance
and property inspection, in which case the Servicer shall be fully liable for
such tasks as if the Servicer performed them itself) or sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets without the prior
written consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer, which consent shall
be
granted or withheld in the reasonable discretion of such parties, provided,
however,
that
the Servicer may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without prior
written consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer to any entity that is
directly owned or controlled by the Servicer, and the Servicer guarantees the
performance of such entity hereunder. In the event of such assignment by the
Servicer, the Servicer shall provide the Trustee and the Master Servicer with
a
written statement guaranteeing the successor entity's performance of the
Servicer's obligations under the Agreement.
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Section
10.01 (Events of Default) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) by
changing the words “3 Business Days” in Section 10.01(1) to “1 Business Day” and
deleting the remainder of Section 10.01(1);
(ii) by
amending subclause (7) as follows:
(7) PHH
Mortgage at any time is neither FNMA or FHLMC approved servicer, and the Master
Servicer has not terminated the rights and obligations of PHH Mortgage under
this Agreement and replaced PHH Mortgage with a FNMA or FHLMC approved servicer
within 30 days of the absence of such approval;
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(iii)
by
replacing the words “Purchaser or Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each instance.
(iv)
by
replacing the words “Purchaser or any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each instance.
(v)
by
replacing the words “Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a
master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses
incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor” with “the Trust
Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer (including any of its
assignees or designees)”.
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The
parties hereto acknowledge that the remedies set forth in Section
10.01
may be exercised by either the Master Servicer or the Trustee on
behalf of
the Trust Fund.
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67.
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Section
11.01 (Term and Termination) is hereby amended by changing the references
to “Purchaser” in the second and third paragraph of such section to
“Master Servicer.”
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68.
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Section
12.01 (Successor to the Servicer) is hereby amended in its entirety
to
read as follows:
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Simultaneously
with the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement (a) pursuant to Sections 9.04, 10.01 or 11.01, the Master Servicer
shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement (i) succeed
to
and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor meeting the
eligibility requirements of this Agreement set forth in Section 9.02 and which
shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties
and
liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement with the termination of the
Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. Any
successor to the Servicer that is not at that time a Servicer of other Mortgage
Loans for the Trust Fund shall be subject to the approval of the Master
Servicer, the Seller, the Trustee and each Rating Agency (as such term is
defined in the Trust Agreement). Unless the successor servicer is at that time
a
servicer of other mortgage loans for the Trust Fund, each Rating Agency must
deliver to the Trustee a letter to the effect that such transfer of servicing
will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current
rating of any of the Certificates. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Master Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable, may make such
arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the
Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided,
however,
that no
such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer under this
Agreement. In the event that the Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and
liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the
aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant
to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor
shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 12.01 and shall in no event relieve
the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section
3.02
and the remedies available to the Trustee under Sections 3.04 and 9.01, it
being
understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.02, 3.04 and 9.01
shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or
termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement.
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Within
a
reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than 30 days of the
appointment of a successor entity, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and
deliver to the successor entity any and all documents and other instruments,
place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be
done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of
such notice of termination. The Servicer shall cooperate with the Trustee and
the Master Servicer, as applicable, and such successor in effecting the
termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder and the
transfer of servicing responsibilities to the successor Servicer, including
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it
of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the
Custodial Account or any Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Trustee, the Servicer and the Master Servicer an instrument (i) accepting
such appointment, wherein the successor shall make the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.02 and (ii) an assumption of the due and
punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed and observed by the Servicer under this Agreement, whereupon such
successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect
as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or
resignation of the Servicer or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
12.01 shall not affect any claims that the Master Servicer or the Trustee may
have against the Servicer arising out of the Servicer’s actions or failure to
act prior to any such termination or resignation.
The
Servicer shall deliver within ten (10) Business Days to the successor servicer
the funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Loan
Documents and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the
Servicer shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such
instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more
fully
and definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer.
Upon
a
successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify the
Trustee and Master Servicer of such appointment in accordance with the notice
procedures set forth herein.
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Section
12.12 (Intention of the Parties) is hereby amended by (i) replacing
the
words “the Purchaser and any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer” in each instance; (ii)
replacing the words “Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor” with “None
of the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer”;
(iii) by replacing the words “the Purchaser or any Depositor” with the
“Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each
instance; (iv) replacing the words “the
Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor”
with the
“Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer (including
any of its assignees or designees)”; and (v) replacing the words “the
Purchaser
or such Depositor” with “the
Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master
Servicer”.
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70.
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A
new Section 12.14 (Intended Third Party Beneficiaries) is hereby
added to
read as follows:
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Section
12.14 Intended
Third Party Beneficiaries.
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Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, the parties to this Agreement agree that
it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent of such parties as set forth
herein, that the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trust
Fund
receive the benefit of the provisions of this Agreement as intended third party
beneficiaries of this Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Servicer
shall have the same obligations to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the
Depositor and the Trust Fund as if they were parties to this Agreement, and
the
Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trust Fund shall have the
same rights and remedies to enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if
they
were parties to this Agreement. The Servicer shall only take direction from
the
Master Servicer (if direction by the Master Servicer is required under this
Agreement) unless otherwise directed by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, all rights and obligations of the Trustee, the Master Servicer,
the
Depositor and the Trust Fund hereunder (other than the right to indemnification)
shall terminate upon termination of the Trust Agreement and of the Trust Fund
pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
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A
new Section 12.15 (Request for Release) is hereby added to read as
follows:
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Section
12.15 Request
for Release.
When
requesting a release of documents from the Custodian, the Servicer shall use
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 13.
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Exhibit
E hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit
13
thereto.
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73.
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Exhibit
5.04 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be deleted in its
entirety
and replaced by Exhibit G-1 hereto.
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74.
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Exhibit
5.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be deleted in its
entirety
and replaced by Exhibit G-2 hereto.
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75.
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Exhibit
G-3 hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit
14 thereto.
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76.
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Exhibit
G-4 hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit
15 thereto.
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77.
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Exhibit
H-1 hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit
16 thereto.
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78.
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Exhibit
H-2 hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit
17 thereto.
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79.
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Exhibit
H-3 hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit
18 thereto.
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80.
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Exhibit
I hereto is hereby added to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit
19
thereto.
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X-0
Sovereign
Assignment Agreement
B-1-1
EXECUTION
ASSIGNMENT,
ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of
March 29, 2007 (the “Closing Date”), is by and among Sovereign Bank, FSB (the
“Assignor”), Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Assignee”) and PHH Mortgage
Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) (the
“Company”).
WHEREAS,
the Company conveyed certain mortgage loans on a servicing-retained basis
to the
Assignor pursuant to that certain mortgage loan flow purchase, sale and
servicing agreement, dated as of April 19, 2002 (the “Sovereign Agreement”),
between the Assignor, the Company and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust
(formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust) (“Xxxxxx’x
Gate”);
WHEREAS,
pursuant and subject to Section 2.05 of the Sovereign Agreement, the Assignor
has the right to assign all or any part of its interest under the Sovereign
Agreement and designate any person to exercise any rights of ‘Purchaser’
thereunder;
WHEREAS,
the Assignor desires to assign, and the Assignee desires to accept assignment
of, all of Assignor’s interest in, to and under the Sovereign Agreement with
respect to the mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) attached hereto as Schedule
I-A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) on the terms and conditions herein;
and
WHEREAS,
the Assignee and the Company desire to amend the terms and conditions of
the
Sovereign Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises made herein and
for
other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which
hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption.
(a) Subject
to paragraph (b) of this Section 1, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns,
transfers and grants to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest,
in,
to and under the Mortgage Loans, the Sovereign Agreement, and all rights
related
thereto, as though the Assignee was the ‘Purchaser’ under the Sovereign
Agreement, solely to the extent related to the Mortgage Loans. The Assignee
hereby accepts such assignment from the Assignor. The
Assignee shall be entitled to (i) all principal received after March 1, 2007
(the “Cut-off Date”), (ii) all other recoveries of late charges, assumption fees
or other charges collected after the Cut-off Date, and (iii) all payments
of
interest on the Mortgage Loans at the Note Rate.
It is
the intention of the Assignor, the Assignee and the Company that this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Assignee and the Assignor
and their successors and assigns. To the extent not modified herein, the
Sovereign Agreement remains in full force and effect.
(b) Certain
Terms of Assignment and Assumption.
1.
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Purchase
Price.
Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement and subject
to the
satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in Section 7 of
this
Agreement, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor the purchase
price (the
“Purchase Price”) for the Mortgage Loans as calculated in a purchase
confirmation, dated the date hereof, in immediately available funds
by
wire transfer to the account specified by the Assignor.
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2.
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Delivery.
Prior to the date hereof, the Assignor shall have delivered, for
each
Mortgage Loan, all of the documents set forth on Schedule II hereto
for
each Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan Documents”) to the Assignee or its
designee, which delivery shall be evidenced by an initial certification
of
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as custodian (the “Custodian”). Thereafter, the
Assignor shall deliver to the Custodian any other documents from
time to
time that are or come into Assignor’s possession. The
ownership of each Mortgage Loan Document and the contents of the
Legal
Documents, Credit Documents and any other documents or files relating
to
the Mortgage Loans, as of the sale, shall be vested in the Assignee
and
the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the
related
Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of
the
Assignor shall immediately vest in the Assignee and shall be retained
and
maintained, in trust, by the Assignor at the will of the Assignee
in a
custodial capacity only.
Within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Assignor of any notice
from the
Assignee or the Custodian that any of the Mortgage Loan Documents
is
missing, does not appear regular on its face (i.e., is mutilated,
damaged,
defaced, torn or otherwise physically altered) or appears to be
unrelated
to the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
(each, a
“Material Defect”), the Assignor shall cure such Material Defect (and, in
such event, the Assignor shall provide the Assignee with an officer’s
certificate confirming that such cure has been effected). If the
Assignor
does not so cure such Material Defect, it shall, if such Material
Defect
would reasonably be expected to result in a loss, repurchase the
related
Mortgage Loan at the repurchase price, as set forth in the Commitment
Letter. A loss shall be deemed to be attributable to the failure
of the
Assignor to cure a Material Defect if, as determined by the Assignee
acting in good faith, absent such Material Defect, such loss would
not
have been incurred. In addition to such repurchase obligation,
the
Assignor shall indemnify the Assignee and hold it harmless against
any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses
resulting from any missing, mutilated or improper Mortgage Loan
Document,
or any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded
upon, or
resulting therefrom, as well as for any expenses reasonably incurred
by
the Assignee in enforcing its remedies hereunder in connection
with any
missing, mutilated or improper Mortgage Loan
Document.
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3.
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Records.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan hereunder shall be reflected on
the
Assignor’s balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of
assets by the Assignor.
The purchase of each Mortgage Loan hereunder shall be reflected
on the
Assignee’s balance sheet and other financial statements as a purchase of
assets by the Assignee. This
Agreement continuously, from the time of its execution, shall be
an
official record of the Assignor and Assignee, and each will maintain
a
copy of this Agreement and each agreement related hereto in its
official
books and records.
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2. Recognition
of Assignee.
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From
and
after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall note the transfer of
the
Mortgage Loans as of the date hereof to the Assignee in its books and records.
The Company shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans
and
shall service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Assignor.
The
Assignor hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee as of the date hereof
(i) that the copy of the Sovereign Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A
is
true, correct and complete, (ii) that the Assignor has not received notice
of,
and has no knowledge of any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available
to the Company with respect to the Sovereign Agreement or the Mortgage Loans
except for accrued servicing fees that are not due as of the date hereof,
and
(iii) that the Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or
agreed
to any amendment or modification of, the Sovereign Agreement except as set
forth
on Exhibit A or the Mortgage Loans except for such amendments, modifications,
and waivers as are in writing and are reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
and copies of which are contained in the Mortgage Loan Files. The Assignor
makes
the representations and warranties attached hereto as Exhibit B to the Assignee
as of the date hereof. As to each Mortgage Loan, the Assignor makes the
representations and warranties attached hereto as Exhibit C to the Assignee
as
of the date hereof.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Exhibit B and Exhibit C shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Assignee and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Assignee
and
shall inure to the benefit of the Assignee, notwithstanding any restrictive
or
qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the
examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either
the Assignor or the Assignee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations
and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage
Loans or the interest of the Assignee in the Mortgage Loans, or which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the interest of Assignee
in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty
relating to a particular Mortgage Loan (in the case of any of the foregoing,
a
“Breach”),
the
party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Assignor
of any Breach, the Assignor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly cure such Breach in all material respects and, if such Breach cannot
be
cured, the Assignor shall, at the Assignee’s option, repurchase such Mortgage
Loan at the repurchase price as set forth in a side letter dated the date
hereof. In the event that a Breach shall involve any representation or warranty
of Assignor set forth in Exhibit B, and such Breach cannot be cured within
60
days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Assignor of such
Breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall, as the Assignee’s option, be
repurchased by the Assignor at the repurchase price (the “Repurchase Price”) as
set forth in a side letter dated the date hereof.
Any
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of
this Section 3 shall be accomplished by direct remittance of the Repurchase
Price to the Assignee or in accordance with the Assignee’s instructions. At the
time of repurchase, the Assignee and the Assignor shall arrange for the
reassignment of the Mortgage Loan to the Assignor and the delivery to the
Assignor of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the Mortgage
Loan.
In the event of a repurchase, the Assignee shall, simultaneously with such
reassignment, give written notice to the servicer of the Mortgage Loans that
such repurchase has taken place, and the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be
deemed
amended to reflect the withdrawal of the Mortgage Loan from this Agreement.
For
the month of repurchase, distributions to Assignee shall include the Monthly
Payment due on any such Mortgage Loan prior to the repurchase cut-off date
for
such repurchase, and the Assignor shall thereafter be entitled to retain
all
amounts subsequently received by the Assignor in respect of such Mortgage
Loan.
In connection with any repurchase of any Mortgage Loan, the Assignee shall
represent and warrant to the Assignor that, except for such actions as are
taken
in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, (i) the Assignee is
transferring to the Assignor substantially as good title to such Mortgage
Loan
as was transferred to the Assignee, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and participation interests granted by the Assignee, (ii) since the Closing
Date
no provision of such Mortgage Loan has been materially amended or modified
and
no obligor under such Mortgage Loan has been granted a full or partial release
thereunder and (iii) since the Closing Date, the lien of the Mortgage securing
such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, released or
subordinated.
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In
addition to such repurchase obligation, the Assignor shall indemnify the
Assignee and hold it harmless against any out of pocket costs, expenses,
penalties and fines incurred by the Assignee, including without limitation,
reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, resulting from a Breach
of the representations and warranties made by the Assignor (excluding losses
resulting from a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the Assignee at a price
higher
than the Repurchase Price). It is understood and agreed that the obligations
of
the Assignor set forth in this Section 3 to cure or repurchase a defective
Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Assignee as provided in this Section 3
and in
Section 6 constitute the sole remedies of the Assignee respecting a Breach
of
the foregoing representations and warranties.
Any
cause
of action against the Assignor relating to or arising out of a Breach shall
accrue upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Assignee or notice thereof
by
the Assignor to the Assignee, (ii) failure by the Assignor to cure such Breach
within the applicable cure period or repurchase any applicable Mortgage Loan
as
specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Assignor by the Assignee for
compliance with this Agreement.
The
provisions of this Section 3 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
4. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
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The
Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof (i) that the
copy
of the Sovereign Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is true, correct
and
complete, (ii) that the Company has not received notice of, and has no knowledge
of any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Assignor
with
respect to the Sovereign Agreement or the Mortgage Loans and (iii) that the
Company has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment
or modification of, the Sovereign Agreement or the Mortgage Loans except
as set
forth on Exhibit A. Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement, the Company makes
the representations and warranties attached hereto as Exhibit D to the Assignee
and the Assignor as of the date hereof. Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement,
as to each Mortgage Loan, the Company makes the representations and warranties
attached hereto as Exhibit E to the Assignee as of the date hereof.
5. Modification
of Conveyance, Servicing and Other Rights and Obligations Under the Sovereign
Agreement.
The
Assignee and the Company, notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement
to the
contrary hereby agree, for the benefit of the other, that obligations, covenants
and representations and warranties of the other under this Agreement, and
the
Mortgage Loans conveyed from the Assignor to the Assignee under this Agreement
shall be treated, as of the date hereof and hereafter, in all respects
(including, without limitation, conveyance, repurchase and indemnification
obligations, servicing, reporting, remitting, reconstituting, complying with
Regulation AB (17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time)
obligations, events of default and governing law) as though such obligations,
covenants and representations were initially made and such Mortgage Loans
were
initially conveyed from the Company to the Assignee on the date hereof pursuant
to that certain mortgage loan flow purchase, sale and servicing agreement,
dated
as of November 1, 2005 (the “LBB Agreement”), between the Assignee, the Company
and Xxxxxx’x Gate; provided, however, (i) the representations and warranties of
the Company made pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the LBB Agreement
shall
be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the representations and
warranties made in Exhibit D hereto as of the date hereof and (ii) the
representations and warranties of the Company made pursuant to Section 3.03
of
the LBB Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the
representations and warranties made in Exhibit E hereto as of the date hereof.
For purposes of clarification, this Section 5 is intended solely for the
benefit
of each of the Assignee and the Company and, to the extent applicable, their
respective affiliates, directors, officers and employees. No other person,
including, without limitation, the Assignor, may rely upon, benefit from
or make
any claim with respect to the agreements, rights and obligations contained
and/or referenced in this Section 5.
6. Indemnification.
The
Assignor agrees to indemnify the Assignee and hold it harmless from and against
any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal
fees
and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that
the
Assignee may sustain (excluding losses resulting from a repurchase of a Mortgage
Loan by the Assignee at a price higher than the Repurchase Price) in any
way
related to (i) any third party claim based on, grounded upon, or resulting
from
a Breach of any of the Assignor’s representations and warranties contained
herein and (ii) the failure of the Assignor to perform in any way its duties
in
strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Assignor shall
immediately notify the Assignee if a claim is made by a third party with
respect
to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the
Assignee and with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Assignee) the defense
of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including
counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree
which may be entered against it or the Assignee in respect of such claim
but
failure to so notify the Assignee shall not limit its obligations hereunder.
The
Assignor agrees that it will not enter into any settlement of any such claim
without the consent of the Assignee unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of the Assignee from all liability that is the subject
matter of such claim. In addition to the obligations of the Assignor set
forth
in this Section 6 (except with respect to any claim by the Assignee relating
to
the Breach by the Assignor of any representation or warranty), the Assignee
may
pursue any and all remedies otherwise available at law or in equity, including,
but not limited to, the right to seek damages. The provisions of this Section
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shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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7. Closing
Conditions.
In
addition to the condition in Section 1 of this Agreement, the assignment
hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The
delivery, to each party hereto, of a fully executed copy of this
Agreement;
(b) A
security release certification, in a form acceptable to the Assignee, by
the
Assignor and any other person if
any of the Mortgage Loans have at any time been subject to any security
interest, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such person, stating
that
the Mortgage Loans are not subject to any security interest, claim, pledge,
hypothecation or lien;
(c) A
side
letter regarding the Repurchase Price of Mortgage Loans;
(d) A
purchase confirmation;
(e) An
assignment and assumption of the custodial agreement, dated
as
of April 1, 2000, by and between the Assignee and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A.;
(f) A
certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed or stamped
by
the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired
by the Assignor by merger or acquired or originated by the Assignor while
conducting business under a name other than its present name; and
(g) A
MERS Report reflecting the Assignee as Investor, the Custodian as custodian
and
no Person as Interim Funder for each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, delivered
by
the Company to the Assignee within thirty (30) days of the Closing
Date.
8. Customer
Information.
The
Assignor shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without
the
prior written consent of the Assignee, the Purchase Price or the Repurchase
Price, except (i) to the extent that it is appropriate for the Assignor to
do so
in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other
governmental agencies, (ii) to the extent necessary in legal proceedings
to
defend against any claim brought by the Assignee, or (iii) to the extent
otherwise required by law.
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The
Assignor hereby acknowledges that the Assignee is subject to certain privacy
and
information security laws and regulations pursuant to which the Assignee
is
required to obtain certain undertakings from the Assignor with regard to
the
privacy, use and protection of nonpublic personal financial information of
the
Mortgagors and certain other parties. Therefore, notwithstanding anything
to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, the Assignor agrees that it (i) will
comply with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and
security of Customer Information, including but not limited to the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6801 et. seq., (ii) will not use Customer
Information in any manner inconsistent with any applicable laws and regulations
regarding the privacy and security of Customer Information, (iii) will not
disclose Customer Information to third parties (including, without limitation,
third party service providers) except (w) at the specific written direction
of
the Assignee, (x) at the request of government agencies to the extent such
disclosure is appropriate, (y) in response to a subpoena or other legal
requirement, or (z) to the extent necessary in legal proceedings to defend
against any claim brought by the Assignee, and (iv) will immediately notify
the
Assignee of any actual or suspected breach of the confidentiality of the
Customer Information that would have a material and adverse effect on the
Assignee. In connection with any potential disclosure of Consumer Information
pursuant to subclauses (x) and (y) of clause (iii) in the above sentence,
unless
prohibited by law, the Assignor (a) will provide notice reasonably in advance
of
such potential disclosure and will provide reasonable assistance so that
Assignee may, at its expense, seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy prior to such disclosure and (b) will only disclose such Confidential
Information as is reasonably necessary. “Customer
Information”
means
(i) the nonpublic personal information (as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 6809(4))
of the Mortgagors and information relating to the Mortgage Loans including,
without limitation, a Mortgagor’s account information, and (ii) the fact that a
Mortgagor or guarantor, if any, has a relationship with the Assignee, as
owner
of the related Mortgage Loan.
The
Assignor agrees to properly destroy or permanently erase (on all forms of
recordation), in a manner consistent with the Assignee's obligations under
applicable laws and regulations, all Customer Information to the extent that
such information is to be destroyed or erased.
The
Assignor shall implement and maintain security measures designed to meet
the
objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security
Standards (the "Guidelines"),
Section 216 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (including its
implementing regulations, "FACTA"),
as
well as any amendments thereto or other applicable regulations regarding
safeguarding information enacted or released by a regulatory agency having
jurisdiction over the Assignee or the Assignor. In addition, the Assignor
represents to the Assignee that it has in place a response program to respond
to
any incident of unauthorized access to Customer Information (as defined in
the
Guidelines). At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Assignor
shall
maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards, including proper
information disposal procedures, to ensure the security, confidentiality
and
integrity of Customer Information, and to protect such information against
any
threats or hazards, including, without limitation, unauthorized access or
use.
The Assignor will periodically (but not less than annually) review and update
its information security procedures. The Assignor shall, at the Assignor's
sole
expense, take appropriate actions, including such actions as the Assignee
may
request, to address any actual or apparent incident of theft or unauthorized
access, use or disclosure of any Customer Information maintained by the
Assignor, including providing prompt notification to the Assignee of any
such
incident and will, at the Assignee's request, at the Assignor's sole expense,
notify the Assignee's customers on the Assignee's behalf of any such
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Assignor shall promptly provide
the
Assignee with information regarding such information security measures upon
the
reasonable request of the Assignee or its designee (including any master
servicer of the Mortgage Loans) which information shall include, but not
be
limited to, any Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 report covering
the
Assignor's operations, and any other audit reports, summaries of test results
or
equivalent measures or evaluations taken by the Assignor with respect to
its
security measures.
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The
obligations set forth in this Section shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
9. Solicitation.
From
and
after the Closing Date, the Assignor hereby agrees that it will not take
any
action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or
affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Assignor’s behalf, to
personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any
related Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever (other than solicitations,
for
purposes other than pay-off or refinance of any mortgage loan, of Mortgagors
who
have an ongoing relationship with the Assignor other than in connection with
any
mortgage loans), including but not limited to any pay-off requests or refinance
of a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent
of
the Assignee. It is understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating
to the solicitation of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and
interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their
Mortgages (including insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the
Assignee pursuant hereto on the Closing Date and the Assignor shall take
no
action to undermine these rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
it
is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by or on behalf of the
Assignor or any Affiliate of the Assignor which are directed to the general
public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on
commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television
advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 9. The
provisions of this Section 9 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
10. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New
York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations,
rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with
such laws.
11. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
if
personally delivered at or mailed by overnight or registered mail, postage
prepaid, as follows:
a.
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In
the case of the Assignor:
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Sovereign
Bank
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Director of Securitization
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
& Xxx
000
Xxxxx
0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
b. In
the
case of the Assignee:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank, FSB
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Manager, Contract Finance
with
a
copy to:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
c. In
the
case of the Company:
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Vice President, Servicing
or
such
other addresses as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties in
writing.
12. Conflicts
and Waiver.
In
the
event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision of
the
Sovereign Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. The Assignor
and
the Company hereby acknowledge, agree and confirm, for the benefit of each
other
and the Assignee, that this Agreement satisfies any and all requirements
of any
nature pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Sovereign Agreement, and that each
of the
Assignor and the Company hereby waive, for the benefit of each other and
the
Assignee, any requirements under the Sovereign Agreement in connection with
the
assignment of the Sovereign Agreement and the conveyance of the Mortgage
Loans
to the Assignee. The Assignor and the Company hereby acknowledge, agree and
confirm, for the benefit of each other and the Assignee, that the Assignee
shall
not be liable or otherwise held responsible for any losses, expenses, fees,
damages or otherwise arising out of or relating to the actions of either
or both
of the Assignor and the Company in connection with the Sovereign Agreement
and
any mortgage loans conveyed thereunder, including, without limitation, the
Mortgage Loans.
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13. Entire
Agreement
This
Agreement together with the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and the
documents referenced herein (including, without limitation, the documents
referenced in Sections 5 and 7) constitute the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any
prior
or contemporaneous agreement or understanding, whether written or oral,
including without limitation the Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
14. Miscellaneous.
No
term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified or amended unless
such
waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom
such
waiver, modification or amendment is sought to be enforced.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto. Any entity into which the Assignor, the Assignee or the Company
may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further
writing, be deemed such party hereunder.
Except
as
set forth in Exhibits D and E hereto, capitalized terms used herein but not
otherwise defined (including, without limitation, in Exhibits B and C hereto)
shall have the meaning set forth in the Sovereign Agreement.
This
Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment
of the Sovereign Agreement by the Assignor to the Company.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
The
section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience of reference only
and
shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction, or effect of
this
Agreement.
The
Assignor, the Assignee and the Company each agree to execute and deliver
to the
other such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary
or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
[Signatures
on the Following Page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement be executed by their
duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
SOVEREIGN
BANK, FSB
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XXXXXX
BROTHERS BANK, FSB
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Assignor
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Assignee
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By:
______________________________
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By:
______________________________
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Name:
___________________________
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Its:
______________________________
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Its:
Vice President
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PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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Company
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By:
______________________________
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Name:
___________________________
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Its:
______________________________
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Signature
page for 2007-1 Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
SCHEDULE
I-A
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
I-A-1
SCHEDULE
I-B
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE DATA FIELDS
1.
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the
Seller’s Mortgage Loan identifying
number;
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2.
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the
Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable)
names;
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3.
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the
street address of the Mortgaged Property, including the city, state,
zip
code, county, lot number, block number and section
number;
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4.
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a
code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a single family
residence, a 2 family dwelling, a 3-4 family dwelling, a manufactured
home, a PUD, a townhouse, a unit in a condominium project, a co-operative,
a mixed-use property, land, or a non-residential
property;
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5.
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a
code indicating the loan is a fixed rate or adjustable rate Mortgage
Loan;
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6.
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Product
Description;
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7.
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a
code indicating the lien status of the Mortgage
Loan;
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8.
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the
original months to maturity or the remaining months to maturity
from the
Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization schedule,
and
if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based
on the
actual amortization schedule;
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9.
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the
Loan to Value Ratio at origination;
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10.
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the
combined Loan to Value Ratio at
origination;
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11.
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the
Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off
Date;
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12.
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the
Payment and Rate Adjustment Frequencies (if
applicable);
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13.
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the
Index (if applicable);
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14.
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the
initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if
applicable);
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15.
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the
initial Payment Adjustment Date (if
applicable);
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16.
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the
next Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if
applicable);
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17.
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the
next Payment Adjustment Date (if
applicable);
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18.
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the
Gross Margin (if applicable);
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19.
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the
minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage
Note (if
applicable);
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20.
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Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustment frequencies (if
applicable);
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21.
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the
maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage
Note (if
applicable);
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22.
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the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment cap at the initial Interest Rate
Adjustment Date (if applicable);
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23.
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the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment cap at all subsequent Interest
Rate
Adjustment Dates (if applicable);
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24.
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the
Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap (if applicable);
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25.
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the
rounding provisions under the terms of the Mortgage Note (if
applicable);
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26.
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the
lookback provisions (#of days) under the terms of the Mortgage
Note (if
applicable);
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27.
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negative
amortization indicator and limit;
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28.
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the
date on which the first payment is
due;
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29.
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the
original term of the Mortgage Loan;
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30.
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the
stated maturity date;
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31.
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the
amount of the Monthly Payment;
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32.
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the
next due date as of the Cut-off
Date;
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33.
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the
original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan;
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34.
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the
Subordinate balances (if
applicable);
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35.
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the
closing date of the Mortgage Loan;
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36.
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the
scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close
of
business on the Cut-off Date; after deduction of payments of principal
scheduled to be paid on or before the Cut-off
Date;
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37.
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monthly
payment histories on current and prior mortgages (24 months if
available);
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38.
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the
loan purpose code;
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39.
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the
occupancy code;
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40.
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the
loan documentation type,;
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41.
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the
debt to income ratio;
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42.
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the
Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) social security
numbers;
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43.
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the
Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) original FICO score and the
current FICO scores;
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44.
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the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property (if a
purchase);
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45.
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the
combined annual income;
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46.
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the
borrower debt payments;
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47.
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number
of units;
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48.
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as
of date;
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49.
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amortization
term;
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50.
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balloon
flag;
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51.
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prepayment
penalty flag;
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52.
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prepayment
penalty term and prepayment penalty description (i.e.- 6 months
interest,
set percentage of UPB);
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53.
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payment
history current loan;
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54.
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mortgage
insurance provider, or code for
LPMI;
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55.
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mortgage
insurance coverage percentage;
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56.
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mortgage
insurance cost;
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57.
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mortgage
insurance certificate number;
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58.
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the
monthly servicing fee;
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59.
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the
escrow balance as of the Cut-off Date;
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60.
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The
MIN number assigned to each Mortgage Loan, if
applicable;
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61.
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Original
appraisal amount;
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62.
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a
code indicating the Appraisal Type (Tax Assessment, BPO, Drive-By
Form
704, URAR, Form 2065, Form 2055 (Exterior only), Form 2055 (Interior
Inspection), or AVM;
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63.
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Interest
Only Mortgage Loan indicator;
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64.
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DSI
Mortgage Loan indicator;
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65.
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Foreclosure
status;
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66.
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Bankruptcy
Chapter;
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67.
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Heloc
Indicator and the Heloc line
amount;
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68.
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Servicer
name;
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69.
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the
Servicer’s Mortgage Loan identifying
number.
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I-B-2
SCHEDULE
II
MORTGAGE
LOAN DOCUMENTS
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the
following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Assignee
and any
prospective Assignee, and which shall be delivered to the Assignee pursuant
to
Section 1 of the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement to which
this
Schedule is attached (the “Agreement”):
(a)
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The
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements and
including
any riders to the Mortgage Note, endorsed "Pay to the order of
___________________________________, without recourse and signed
in the
name of the previous owner by an authorized officer. In the event
that the
original Mortgage Note is lost, a lost note affidavit in a form
acceptable
to the Assignee with a copy of the original Note, provided that
the
Assignor shall indemnify the Assignee and hold it harmless against
any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses
resulting from the failure to deliver the original Mortgage Note,
or any
claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon,
or
resulting therefrom, as well as for any expenses reasonably incurred
by
the Assignor in enforcing its remedies hereunder in connection
with any
lost original Mortgage Note.
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(b)
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the
original or certified true copy of any guarantee executed in connection
with the Mortgage Note (if any);
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(c)
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the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or copies
certified
by the related recording office or if the original Mortgage has
not yet
been returned from the recording office, a copy certified by the
Assignor
indicating that such Mortgage has been delivered for recording.
The return
directions for the original Mortgage should indicate, when recorded,
mail
to the Assignor;
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(d)
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the
originals or certified true copies of all assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension agreements, (or, if an original of any
of these
documents has not been returned from the recording office, a certified
copy thereof, the original to be delivered to the Assignor forthwith
after
return from such recording office) with evidence of recording thereon,
if
any;
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(e)
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the
original Assignment of Mortgage as appropriate, in recordable form,
for
each Mortgage Loan to ___________________;
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(f)
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the
originals or certified true copies of any intervening recorded
Assignments
of Mortgage, showing a complete chain of assignment from origination
to
the Assignor, including warehousing assignments, with evidence
of
recording thereon (or, if an original intervening Assignment of
Mortgage
has not been returned from the recording office, a certified copy
thereof,
the original to be delivered to the Custodian forthwith after return
from
such recording office);
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(g)
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the
original or certified true copy of the mortgage title insurance
policy, if
applicable; and
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(h)
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the
original or certified true copy of the primary mortgage insurance
certificate, if any.
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In
the
event an Officer’s Certificate of the Assignor is delivered to the Assignee
because of a delay caused by the public recording office in returning any
recorded document, the Assignor shall deliver to the Assignee, within 90
days of
the Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded
document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to
the
Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (iii)
state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office
to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify
the
date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian,
which
applicable recorded document will be delivered by such date. An extension
of the
date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Assignee, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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EXHIBIT
A
SOVEREIGN
AGREEMENT
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASSIGNOR
The
Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties as of
the
date hereof:
a)
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Due
Organization and Authority.
The
Assignor is a federal savings bank, duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization
and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now
being
conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each
state
where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state
require
licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the
type
conducted by the Assignor, and in any event the Assignor is in
compliance
with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure
the
enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the terms
of this Agreement. The Assignor has the full corporate power and
authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance
herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
(including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant
to this
Agreement) by the Assignor and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this
Agreement
evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Assignor;
and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Assignor
to make
this Agreement valid and binding upon the Assignor in accordance
with its
terms;
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b)
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Ordinary
Course of Business.
The Assignor purchases and sells mortgage loans in the ordinary
course of
the Assignor’s business, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of
the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Assignor pursuant to
this
Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
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c)
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No
Conflicts.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition
of
the Mortgage Loans by the Assignor, the sale of the Mortgage Loans
to the
Assignee or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will
conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions
or
provisions of the Assignor’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction
or any material agreement or instrument to which the Assignor is
now a
party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result
in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation
of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Assignor
or
its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Assignee
to realize
on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage
Loans;
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d)
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Ability
to Perform.
The
Assignor does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause
to
believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained
in this
Agreement. The Assignor is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage
Loans will
not cause the Assignor to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage
Loans
is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any
of the
Assignor’s creditors. The Assignor is an institution whose accounts are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation;
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e)
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No
Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending,
or, to
Assignor’s knowledge, threatened against the Assignor which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse
change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or
assets of the Assignor, or in any material impairment of the right
or
ability of the Assignor to carry on its business substantially
as now
conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Assignor,
or
which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or
the
Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection
with
the obligations of the Assignor contemplated herein, or which would
be
likely to impair materially the ability of the Assignor to perform
under
the terms of this Agreement;
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f)
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No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance
by
the Assignor of or compliance by the Assignor with this Agreement
or the
Mortgage Loans, the delivery of a portion of the Mortgage Files
to the
Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee or
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or if
required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing
Date;
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g)
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Sale
Treatment.
The Assignor has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage
Loans
pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment by the
Assignor
for accounting and tax purposes;
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h)
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Financial
Statements.
The Assignor has delivered to the Assignee financial statements
as to its
last three complete fiscal years and any later quarter ended more
than 60
days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All such financial
statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes
in financial position at the end of each such period of the Assignor
and
its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout
the periods
involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been
no
change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or
assets of the Assignor since the date of the Assignor’s financial
statements that would have a material adverse effect on its ability
to
perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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i)
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Fair
Consideration.
The consideration received by the Assignor upon the sale of the
Mortgage
Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably
equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans;
and
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j)
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Insured
Depository Institution Representations.
Assignor is an “insured depository institution” as that term is defined in
Section 1812(c)(2) of Title 12 of the United States Code, as amended,
and
accordingly, the Assignor makes the following additional representations
and warranties: (i) this Agreement among the Assignor, the Assignee
and
the Company conforms to all applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements; and (ii) this Agreement is (1) executed contemporaneously
with the agreement reached by the Assignor, the Assignee and the
Company,
(2) approved by a specific corporate or banking association resolution
by
the Assignor’s board of directors, which approval shall be reflected in
the minutes of said board, and (3) an official record of the Assignor.
A
copy of such resolution, certified by a vice president or higher
officer
of the Assignor has been provided to the
Assignee.
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EXHIBIT
C
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASSIGNOR REGARDING THE MORTGAGE LOANS
The
Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties with respect
to each Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof:
a)
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Mortgage
Loans as Described.
The
information set forth in numbered items 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11,
28, 30, 31,
32, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 50, 61 and 64 of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule
Data Fields (attached to the Agreement as Schedule I-B) as set
forth in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material
respects;
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b)
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Delivery
of Mortgage Documents.
The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and
any other
documents required to be delivered by the Assignor under this Agreement
have been delivered to the Assignee or its
designee;
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c)
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Ownership.
The
Assignor is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan. The
Assignor
has good and marketable title to each Mortgage Loan, and has full
right to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Assignee. On the Closing
Date,
the Assignor will transfer title to the Mortgage Loan to the Assignee
free
and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien,
pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Assignor intends
to
relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage
Loan;
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d)
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Compliance
with Applicable Laws.
Any and all requirements of any applicable law including, without
limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures,
predatory and abusive lending, consumer credit protection, equal
credit
opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan
have been
complied with and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby
will not involve the violation of any such laws or
regulations;
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e)
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Valid
First Lien.
The related Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected
first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including, except with respect
to
Mortgage Loans secured by condominiums and Cooperative Apartments,
all
buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical,
electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located
in or
annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements
made at any time with respect to the foregoing. Such lien is free
and
clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority
over
the first or second lien, as applicable, of the Mortgage subject
only
to:
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1. the
lien
of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and
payable,
2. covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i)
referred to or to otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator
of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) which do not adversely affect the appraised
value
of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
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3. other
matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the
Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property.
Any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a
valid,
subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest
with
respect to each First Lien Mortgage Loan.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Pledge Agreement creates a valid,
enforceable and subsisting first security interest in the Cooperative Shares
and
Proprietary Lease, subject only to (i) the lien of the related Cooperative
for
unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor’s pro rata share of the
Cooperative’s payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real
property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments
to
which like collateral is commonly subject and (ii) other matters to which
like
collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Pledge Agreement;
provided, however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated
or
otherwise subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Project;
f)
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Doing
Business.
All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether
as
mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the
period in
which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance
with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws
of the
state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business
in such
state, or (iii) federal savings and loan associations, savings
banks or
national banks having principal offices in such state, or (iv)
not doing
business in such state or (v) not required to qualify to do business
in
such state;
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g)
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Transfer
of Mortgage Loans.
The Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable
for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged
Property is located;
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h)
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Environmental
Matters.
To the knowledge of the Assignor, the Mortgaged Property is free
from any
and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation
of any
local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation.
There is no
pending action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property
of
which the Assignor is aware in which compliance with any environmental
law, rule or regulation is an issue; and to the best of the Assignor’s
knowledge, nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full
all
requirements of each such law, rule or regulation consisting a
prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said
property;
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i)
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Mortgaged
Property Undamaged.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property
is
undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm,
flood,
tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of
the
Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use
for which
the premises were intended;
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j)
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Insurance.
The Assignor has caused a blanket hazard policy to be established
covering
the Improvements located on the Mortgaged Property, and no action,
inaction or event has occurred that has resulted in the exclusion
from,
denial of, or defense to coverage under such insurance policy;
and
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k)
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Compliance
with Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
The Assignor has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering
laws
and regulations in connection with the Mortgage Loan, including
without
limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2003, and the laws and regulations
administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (“OFAC”),
which prohibit dealings with certain countries, territories, entities
and
individuals named in OFAC’s Sanction Programs and on the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (collectively, the
“Anti-Money
Laundering Laws”).
The Assignor has established an anti-money laundering compliance
program
to the extent required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and has
conducted
the requisite due diligence in connection with the purchase of
each
Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering
Laws.
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EXHIBIT
D
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Capitalized
terms used in the representations and warranties in this Exhibit D shall
have
the meanings assigned to them in the LBB Agreement, provided that the terms
‘Assignee’ and ‘Company’ shall be used as defined in this Agreement. The Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties with as of the
date
hereof:
a)
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Due
Organization.
The Company is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and
has all
licenses necessary to carry on its business now being conducted
and is
licensed, qualified and in good standing under the laws of each
state
where a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under
applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required
under
applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand for such
qualification has been made upon the Company by any state having
jurisdiction and in any event the Company is or will be in compliance
with
the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each
Mortgage Loan and service each Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the terms
of this Agreement;
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b)
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Due
Authority.
The Company had the full power and authority and legal right to
originate,
hold and sell the Mortgage Loans. The Company has the full power
and
authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
Company
has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and
this
Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the
Assignee, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject
to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship,
insolvency, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting
creditors’
rights generally or the rights of creditors of banks and to the
general
principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered
in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
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c)
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No
Conflict.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the origination of
the
Mortgage Loans by the Company, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement, will not conflict with or result
in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company’s
organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or
any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or
by which it
is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any
of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property
is subject,
or impair the ability of the Assignee to realize on the Mortgage
Loans;
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d)
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Ability
to Perform.
The Company does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause
to
believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained
in this
Agreement;
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e)
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No
Material Default.
Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is in material default
under
any agreement, contract, instrument or indenture of any nature
whatsoever
to which the Company or any of its affiliates is a party or by
which it
(or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform under this
Agreement, nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, has any event
occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute
a
default under any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture
and
have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to
perform
its obligations under this
Agreement;
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f)
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Financial
Statements.
The Company has delivered to the Assignee financial statements
as to the
fiscal years ended 2003, 2004 and 2005. Except
as has previously been disclosed to the Assignee in writing: (a)
such
financial statements fairly present the results of operations and
changes
in financial position for such period and the financial position
at the
end of such period of PHH Mortgage and its subsidiaries; and (b)
such
financial statements are true, correct and complete as of their
respective
dates and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods
involved, except as set forth in the notes
thereto;
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g)
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No
Change in Business.
There has been no change in the business, operations, financial
condition,
properties or assets of the applicable Company since the date of
its
financial statements that would have a material adverse effect
on the
ability of the applicable Company to perform its obligations under
this
Agreement;
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h)
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No
Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or,
to the
best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened, against the Company, which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely
to
the Company would adversely affect the ability of the Company to
service
the Mortgage Loans hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof,
the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result
in any
material liability of the Company, or draw into question the validity
of
this Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition of the Company;
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i)
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No
Consent Required.
No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance
by
the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement
or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or, if
required, such approval has been obtained prior to the date
hereof;
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j)
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Ordinary
Course of Business.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
is in
the ordinary course of business of the
Company;
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k)
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No
Broker.
The Company has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else
who
might be entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this
transaction;
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l)
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No
Untrue Information.
Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement,
document or instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to
this
Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement
of fact
or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements
contained therein not misleading;
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m)
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Non-solicitation.
In the event the Company chooses to solicit any Mortgagors (in
writing or
otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans during the term
of this
Agreement, such solicitations shall be directed at all of Company’s
customers and will not be exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors
relating to the Mortgage Loans sold hereunder;
and
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Privacy.
The Company agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal
information received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor:
(a)
such information is and shall be held by Company in accordance
with all
applicable law, including but not limited to the privacy provisions
of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxx Act; (b) such information is in connection with
a
proposed or actual secondary market sale related to a transaction
of the
Mortgagor for purposes of 16 C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) the Company is
hereby prohibited from disclosing or using any such information
other than
to carry out the express provisions of this Agreement, or as otherwise
permitted by applicable law;
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o)
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Ability
to Service.
The Company is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx
Mac
and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act,
with
facilities, procedures and experienced personnel necessary for
the
servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans.
No
event has occurred that would make the Company unable to comply
with
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or that would
require
notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac;
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Collection
Practices.
The collection practices used by the Company with respect to each
Mortgage
Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper and prudent
in
the mortgage servicing business;
and
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MERS.
The Company is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply
in all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection
with
the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage
Loans are registered with MERS.
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EXHIBIT
E
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY REGARDING THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Capitalized
terms used in the representations and warranties in this Exhibit D shall
have
the meanings assigned to them in the LBB Agreement, provided that the terms
‘Assignee’, ‘Company’, ‘Cut-off Date’ and ‘Mortgage Loan Schedule’ shall be used
as defined in this Agreement. The Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties with as of the date hereof:
a)
Mortgage
Loan as Described.
Such
Mortgage Loan complies with the terms and conditions set forth in the LBB
Agreement;
b) Complete
Mortgage Files.
The
Company is in possession of a Mortgage File respecting such Mortgage Loan,
except for such documents as have been previously delivered to the
Assignee;
c)
Owner
of Record.
The
Mortgage relating to such Mortgage Loan has been duly recorded in (or sent
for
recording to) the appropriate recording office;
d)
No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are no delinquent taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, including assessments
payable in future installments, or other outstanding charges affecting the
Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan;
e)
Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
(and
the Proprietary Lease and the Pledge Instruments with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, and the Pledged Assets with respect to each Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan) have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
material respect, except as specifically set forth in the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule;
f)
No
Defenses.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement related to each Cooperative Loan, and the related
Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan) are not
subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense
of
usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such Mortgage Note and
such
Mortgage (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan), or the exercise of any right thereunder, render such Mortgage
(or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan) unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set-off or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of
rescission, set-off or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
g)
Hazard
Insurance.
(a) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan are insured
by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area
where such Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies
conforming to the requirements of Section 5.10. All such insurance policies
(collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”) contain a standard mortgagee
clause naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan, its successors and assigns,
as mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding obligations of the
insurer, and all premiums thereon due to date have been paid. The related
Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance
at
such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on such Mortgagor’s failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of such Mortgage to maintain such insurance at such
Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from such
Mortgagor; or (b) in the case of a condominium or unit in a planned unit
development (“PUD”) project that is not covered by an individual policy, the
condominium or PUD project is covered by a “master” or “blanket” policy and
there exists and is in the Mortgage File a certificate of insurance showing
that
the individual unit that secures the first mortgage is covered under such
policy. The insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee clause naming
the
originator of such Mortgage Loan (and its successors and assigns), as insured
mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding obligations of the insurer,
and all premiums thereon have been paid. The insurance policy provides for
advance notice to the Company or Servicer if the policy is canceled or not
renewed, or if any other change that adversely affects the Company’s interests
is made; the certificate includes the types and amounts of coverage provided,
describes any endorsements that are part of the “master” policy and would be
acceptable pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guide or Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing
Guide;
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h)
Compliance
With Applicable Laws.
All
requirements of any federal, state or local law (including usury, truth in
lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
predatory and abusive lending, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws)
applicable to the origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan have been
complied with in all material respects;
i) No
Fraud.
No
error or omission, misrepresentation, negligence or fraud in respect of such
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person in connection with
the
origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan;
j)
No
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, canceled or
subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the related Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of such Mortgage, in whole or
in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission;
k) Valid
First Lien.
The
Mortgage including any Negative Amortization, related to such Mortgage Loan
is a
valid, subsisting and enforceable perfected first lien on the related Mortgaged
Property, including all improvements on the related Mortgaged Property, which
Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any encumbrances and liens having
priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (a) the lien
of
current real estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable,
(b)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of the public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage
which
are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally, are referred to
in
the lender’s title insurance policy and do not adversely affect the market value
or intended use of the related Mortgaged Property, and (c) other matters
to
which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in
the
aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended
to be
provided by such Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, or market value of the related
Mortgaged Property; with respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Cooperative
Pledge Agreement creates a valid, enforceable and subsisting first security
interest in the collateral securing the related Mortgage Note subject only
to
(a) the lien of the related Cooperative Corporation for unpaid assessments
representing the obligor's pro rata share of the Cooperative Corporation’s
payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real property taxes,
insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments to which like
collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to which like collateral
is
commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Cooperative Pledge Agreement; provided,
however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated or otherwise
subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Cooperative Project;
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l)
Validity
of Documents.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement with respect to each Cooperative Loan) are genuine
and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may
be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable
principles (regardless whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law);
m)
Valid
Execution of Documents.
All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
had
legal capacity to enter into such Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver
the
related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note
and
the related Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, all parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note,
the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement, the Proprietary Lease, the Stock Power, the
Recognition Agreement, the Financing Statement and the Assignment of Proprietary
Lease and such documents have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
each Stock Power (i) has all signatures guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures
are
not guaranteed, then such Cooperative Shares will be transferred by the stock
transfer agent of the Cooperative Corporation if the Company undertakes to
convert the ownership of the collateral securing the related Cooperative
Loan;
n)
Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
Such
Mortgage Loan has closed and the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been
fully
disbursed prior to the Funding Date; provided that, with respect to any Mortgage
Loan originated within the previous 120 days, alterations and repairs with
respect to the related Mortgaged Property or any part thereof may have required
an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to pay for all outstanding work
within 120 days of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and, if so, such
funds
are held in escrow by the Company, a title company or other escrow
agent;
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o)
Doing
Business.
All
parties that have had any interest in such Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they
held
and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all applicable
licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the related Mortgaged
Property is located;
p)
Title
Insurance.
(a)
Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or
short form title policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac (or, in
jurisdictions where ALTA policies are not generally approved for use, a lender’s
title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac), issued
by a
title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in clauses (12)(a) and (b)
above)
the Company or Servicer, its successors and assigns as to the first priority
lien of the related Mortgage in the original principal amount of such Mortgage
Loan including any Negative Amortization and in the case of ARM Loans, against
any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting
from the provisions of such Mortgage providing for adjustment to the applicable
Note Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, either such lender’s title
insurance policy affirmatively insures that there is ingress and egress to
and
from the Mortgaged Property or the Company warrants that there is ingress
and
egress to and from the Mortgaged Property and the lender’ s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures against encroachments by or upon the related
Mortgaged Property or any interest therein or any other adverse circumstance
that either is disclosed or would have been disclosed by an accurate survey.
The
originator of the Mortgage Loan, its successor and/or assignee is the sole
insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title
insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and
effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and will inure to the benefit of the Assignee without any further act. No
claims
have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, neither the Company,
nor to the best of Company’s knowledge, any prior holder of the related Mortgage
has done, by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of
such
lender’s insurance policy, and there is no act, omission, condition, or
information that would impair the coverage of such lender’s insurance policy;
(b) The mortgage title insurance policy covering each unit mortgage in a
condominium or PUD project related to such Mortgage Loan meets all requirements
of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac;
q)
No
Defaults.
(a)
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing
under
the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect
to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan), or any other agreements, documents, or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (b) to the best of the Company’s
knowledge, there is no event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of
notice,
or both, would constitute such a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration; (c) the Mortgagor(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan is
not the
subject of an Insolvency Proceeding; (d) no event of acceleration has previously
occurred, and no notice of default has been sent, with respect to such Mortgage
Loan; (e) in no event has the Company waived any of its rights or remedies
in
respect of any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration under
the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Note (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect
to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan), or any other agreements, documents, or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; and (f) with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, there is no default in complying with the terms of the
Mortgage Note, the Cooperative Pledge Agreement and the Proprietary Lease
and
all maintenance charges and assessments (including assessments payable in
the
future installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid,
and
the Company has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Cooperative
Pledge Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges
or
assessments owed by the Mortgagor;
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r)
No
Mechanics’ Liens.
There
were no mechanics’ or similar liens, except such liens as are expressly insured
against by a title insurance policy, or claims that have been filed for work,
labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give
rise
to such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property that are or may be
liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
s)
Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
All
improvements that were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon such Mortgaged Property except as permitted under
the
terms of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicer Guide; no improvement
located on or part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable
zoning law or regulation, and all inspections, licenses and certificates
required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of such
Mortgaged Property, and with respect to the use and occupancy of the same,
including certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the
appropriate authorities;
t)
Origination;
Payment Terms.
Principal payments on such Mortgage Loan commenced or will commence no more
than
60 days after funds were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
If the
interest rate on the related Mortgage Note is adjustable, the adjustment
is
based on the Index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related Mortgage
Note is payable on the first day of each month in arrears, in accordance
with
the payment terms described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to
any
Mortgage Loan subject to Negative Amortization the Monthly Payments are
sufficient during the period following each Payment Adjustment Date to fully
amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period
(including any Negative Amortization) over the original term thereof in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Mortgage
Note;
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u)
Due
On
Sale.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the related Mortgage contains
the usual and customary “due-on-sale” clause or other similar provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan if the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is sold or
transferred without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
v)
Prepayment
Penalty.
No such
Mortgage Loan is subject to any Prepayment Penalty;
w) No
Condemnation.
There
is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the related
Mortgaged Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related
Cooperative Project and Cooperative Unit);
x)
Customary
Provisions.
The
related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render
the
rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against
the related Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby,
including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by
trustee’s sale, and (b) in the case of a Mortgage, otherwise by judicial
foreclosure;
y)
Conformance
With Underwriting Standards.
Such
Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with the PHH Guide;
z)
Appraisal.
The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property on
forms
and with riders approved by Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac, signed prior to the
approval of such Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser, duly appointed
by
the originator of such Mortgage Loan, whose compensation is not affected
by the
approval or disapproval of such Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum
qualifications of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac for appraisers. Each appraisal
of
the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. In
accordance with specified programs Company may utilize an approved AVM in
lieu
of an appraisal;
aa) Deeds
of Trust.
If the
related Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, then a trustee, duly qualified
under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and
currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or expenses
are
or will become payable by the Assignee to the trustee under such deed of
trust,
except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the related
Mortgagor;
bb)
LTV;
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
Except
with respect to Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans and any loan program as defined
in
the PHH Guide not requiring Primary Mortgage Insurance, if such Mortgage
Loan
had a Loan-to-Value Ratio of more than 80% at origination, such Mortgage
Loan is
and will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Mortgage
Insurer, which insures the Company or Servicer, its successors and assigns
and
insured’s in the amount set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that,
a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy will not be required for any Cooperative
Loan if (i) the proceeds of such Cooperative Loan were used to purchase a
Cooperative Unit at the “insider's price” when the building was converted to a
Cooperative Corporation, (ii) the value of the Cooperative Unit for purposes
of
establishing the LTV at origination was such “insider's price”, (iii) the
principal amount of the Cooperative Loan at origination was not more than
100%
of such “insider's price” and (iv) the LTV at origination, as calculated using
the Appraised Value at origination, was less than or equal to 80%. All
provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied
with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder
have been paid. Any related Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance
Policy (other than a “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy) obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance for the time period required
by
law and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. As of the
date
of origination, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is as specified
in
the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule;
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cc)
Occupancy.
The
related Mortgaged Property (or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related
Cooperative Unit) is lawfully occupied under applicable law and all inspections,
licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all
occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property (or with respect to a Cooperative
Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) and, with respect to the use and occupancy
of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have
been
made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
dd)
Supervision
and Examination by a Federal or State Authority.
Each
Mortgage Loan either was (a) closed in the name of PHH Mortgage (or any prior
legal entity for which PHH Mortgage was the eventual successor thereto),
or (b)
closed in the name of another entity that is either a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or an institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority, or a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act
(a “HUD
Approved Mortgagee”), and was so at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated
(PHH Mortgage or such other entity, the “Originator”) or (c) closed in the name
of a loan broker under the circumstances described in the following sentence.
If
such Mortgage Loan was originated through a loan broker, such Mortgage Loan
met
the Originator’s underwriting criteria at the time of origination and was
originated in accordance with the Originator’s policies and procedures and the
Originator acquired such Mortgage Loan from the loan broker contemporaneously
with the origination thereof. The Mortgage Loans that the Trust is selling
to
Assignee were originated by or on behalf of PHH Mortgage and subsequently
assigned to the Trust.
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ee)
Adjustments.
All of
the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance,
if
any, are enforceable and such adjustments will not affect the priority of
the
lien of the related Mortgage; all such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan
have
been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage
Loan;
ff)
Insolvency
Proceedings; The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
To the
best of the Company’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor (1) is not the subject of
any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not requested any relief allowed to
such
Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or other similar federal,
state or local law;
gg)
Xxxxxx
Mae/Xxxxxxx Mac Documents.
Such
Mortgage Loan was closed on standard Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac documents
or on
such documents otherwise acceptable to them;
hh)
Payments.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan contains
provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid
with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Company,
the
Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other
than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may
constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment
mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or
other
contingent interest feature;
ii)
The
Assignment of Mortgage.
The
Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the
laws
of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
jj)
No
Advances.
Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and
single repayment term. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed
the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan plus any Negative
Amortization;
kk)
Balloon
Loans.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan has a
balloon payment feature. With respect to any Mortgage Loan with a balloon
payment feature, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly Payments based on
a
thirty year amortization schedule and has a final Monthly Payment substantially
greater than the preceding Monthly Payment which is sufficient to amortize
the
remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
ll)
Condominium
Units/PUDs.
If the
residential dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a
unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of the PHH Guide;
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mm)
High
Cost Mortgage Loans.
None of
the Mortgage Loans are classified as (a) “high cost” loans under the provisions
of the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) “high cost”,
“threshold”, “covered”, “predatory” or similar loans under any other applicable
state, federal or local law. None of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were
used
to finance single-premium credit life insurance policies. Each Mortgage Loan
is
in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase
requirements of Xxxxxx Mae’s Selling Guide. No Mortgage Loan is classified as
“High Cost” or “Covered” as set forth in the current Standard & Poor’s
LEVELS® Glossary;
nn)
No
Rehabilitation Loan.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan was made
in
connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property
or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property;
oo)
No
Adverse Conditions.
The
Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to
the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Property (or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement, the Cooperative Unit or the Cooperative Project),
the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage
Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value of the Mortgage
Loan;
pp)
Scheduled
Interest.
Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months;
qq)
Environmental
Laws.
To the
best of Company’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is in compliance with all
applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards including,
without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s
knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation
or
potential violation of such law. The Mortgaged Property is free from any
and all
toxic or hazardous substances, and there is no pending action or proceeding
directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Company is aware in
which
compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an
issue;
rr)
Negative
Amortization.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan is subject
to negative amortization;
ss)
Cooperative
Lien Search.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a Cooperative Lien Search has been made
by a
company competent to make the same which company is acceptable to Xxxxxx
Mae and
Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Cooperative Unit is located;
tt)
Cooperative
Loan- Proprietary Lease.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, (i) the terms of the related Proprietary
Lease
is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no provision
in
any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the
Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative Corporation,
(iii) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the
Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and (iv) the Recognition
Agreement is on a form of agreement published by the Aztech Document Systems,
Inc. or includes provisions which are no less favorable to the lender than
those
contained in such agreement;
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uu) Cooperative
Loan- UCC Financing Statement.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary
to
create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first priority lien
and
security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease has been
timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to the Cooperative Loan and delivered to the Mortgagor or
its
designee establishes in the Mortgagor a valid and subsisting perfected first
lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein,
and
the Mortgagor has full right to sell and assign the same;
vv) Cooperative
Loan- Cooperative Pledge Agreement.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Cooperative Pledge Agreement contains
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization of the benefits of the security provided
thereby. The Cooperative Pledge Agreement contains an enforceable provision
for
the acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Note in the event the Cooperative Unit is transferred or sold without the
consent of the holder thereof;
ww) Imaging.
Each
imaged document represents a true, complete, and correct copy of the original
document in all respects, including, but not limited to, all signatures
conforming with signatures contained in the original document, no information
having been added or deleted, and no imaged document having been manipulated
or
altered in any manner. Each imaged document is clear and legible, including,
but
not limited to, accurate reproductions of photographs. No original documents
have been or will be altered in any manner; and
xx)
Qualified
Mortgage.
Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860-2(a)(1).
yy) No
Additional Collateral.
Except
for Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Note is not and has not been
secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the
security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in the “Valid First Lien” representation of this Exhibit
E;
zz)
Collection
Practices; Escrow Payments.
The
origination and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan
have
been in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been in all
respects in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and in all
material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing
business. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments (other than
with
respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans for which the mortgagee under the prior
mortgage lien is collecting Escrow Payments), all such payments are in the
possession of the Company and there exist no deficiencies in connection
therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not
been
made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state
and
federal law. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has
been
established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item which remains unpaid
and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits
or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Company have been
capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. With respect to each
ARM
Mortgage Loan, all Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict
compliance with federal law and the terms of the Mortgage Note. The index
used
for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate on each ARM Mortgage Loan
is
the Index. The Company executed and delivered any and all notices required
under
applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding
the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest
required to be paid to the Mortgagor pursuant to state, federal and local
law
has been properly paid and credited;
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aaa) Escrow
Analysis.
If
applicable, with respect to each Mortgage, the Company has within the last
twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such twelve month
period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted
the
amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are timely
made,
any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such
analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance
with
RESPA and any other applicable law;
bbb) Regarding
the Mortgagor.
The
Mortgagor is one or more natural persons;
ccc) Simple
Interest Mortgage Loans.
None of
the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans;
ddd) FEMA
Designations.
No
Mortgaged Property (i) is in a zip code declared by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (“FEMA”) as a federal disaster area and (ii) has been declared
by FEMA as being an “Individual Assistance” property or “Category 1” property,
or such similar term(s) or classification(s) that may be used by FEMA from
time
to time (a “FEMA Property”).
eee) Texas
Home Equity Loans.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan which is a Texas Home Equity Loan, any and all
requirements of Section 50, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution applicable
to
Texas Home Equity Loans which were in effect at the time of the origination
of
the Mortgage Loan have been complied with. Specifically, without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, any fees paid in connection with such Mortgage
Loan
in order for the Mortgagor to receive a reduced interest rate are not required
to be included in the calculation of the aggregate fees pursuant to Section
50(a)(6)(E) of the Texas Constitution;
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fff)
Mortgagor
Disclosure.
All
points, fees and charges (including finance charges), whether or not financed,
assessed, collected or to be collected in connection with the origination
and
servicing of each Mortgage Loan have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor
in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation. Except
in
the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original principal amount of less than
$60,000
which would have resulted in an unprofitable origination, no Mortgagor was
charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed) in an amount greater than 5%
of the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, such 5% limitation is calculated
in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae’s anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth
in the Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the
effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required
by
applicable law with respect to the making of adjustable rate mortgage loans.
The
Company shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage File;
ggg) Tax
Service Contract.
Except
with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which Assignee will obtain a tax service
contract pursuant to Section 13, the Company has obtained a life of loan,
transferable real estate tax service contract with an Approved Tax Service
Contract Provider on each Mortgage Loan and such contract is assignable to
the
Assignee without cost;
hhh) Flood
Certification Contract.
Except
with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which Assignee will obtain a flood
certification contract pursuant to Section 13, the Company has obtained a
life
of loan, transferable flood certification contract for each Mortgage Loan
with
an Approved Flood Policy Insurer and such contract is assignable to the Assignee
or the Assignee’s designee without cost;
iii)
FICO
Scores.
The
FICO score of each Mortgage Loan is not less than what is set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule;
jjj)
Higher
Cost Products.
No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by
the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator.
If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for
a
lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending Affiliate
of the
Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage Loan’s originator referred the
Mortgagor’s application to such Affiliate for underwriting
consideration;
kkk) Credit
Reporting.
The
Company has caused to be fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files
to
Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
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lll)
Arbitration.
No
Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising
out of
or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction. No Mortgage Loan
is
subject to mandatory arbitration except when the terms of the arbitration
also
contain a waiver provision that provides that in the event of a sale or transfer
of the Mortgage Loan or interest in the Mortgage Loan to Xxxxxx Mae, the
terms
of the arbitration are null and void. The Company hereby covenants that the
Company or servicer of the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, will notify the
Mortgagor in writing within 60 days of the sale or transfer of the Mortgage
Loan
to Xxxxxx Xxx that the terms of the arbitration are null and void;
mmm) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property.
The
Mortgaged Property is a fee simple property or a Cooperative Loan located
in the
state identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel
of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon,
or a
two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a low-rise
condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development,
provided, however, that any condominium unit or planned unit development
shall
conform with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings
and
that no residence or dwelling is a rural property, a manufactured home or
mobile
home. With respect to Mortgage Loan secured by leasehold estates, the leasehold
estate securing any Mortgage Loan meets all of Xxxxxx Mae’s requirements for the
purchase of mortgage loans secured by leasehold estates. None of the Mortgaged
Properties are manufactured homes, mobile homes, log homes, geodesic homes
or
other unique property. No portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for
commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; and
nnn) Insurance.
The
Company has caused or will cause to be performed any and all acts required
to
preserve the rights and remedies of the Assignee in any insurance policies
applicable to the Mortgage Loans including, without limitation, any necessary
notifications of insurers, assignments of policies or interests therein,
and
establishments of coinsured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor
of
the Assignee; No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of
fact
exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from,
denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable pool insurance policy,
special hazard insurance policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective
of
the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of
any
such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will
be
received by the Company or any designee of the Company or any corporation
in
which the Company or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest
at the time of placement of such insurance.
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EXHIBIT
B-2
Sale
and
Servicing Agreement
B-2-1
EXECUTION
MORTGAGE
LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated
as
of November 1, 2005
between
Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank, FSB, Purchaser
and
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION and
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST
(formerly
known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
Sellers
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I:
DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.01
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Defined
Terms
|
1
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ARTICLE
II:
SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE
FILES; BOOKS
AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
|
17
|
|
Section
2.01
|
Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans
|
17
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Section
2.02
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Possession
of Mortgage Files
|
18
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Section
2.03
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Books
and Records
|
19
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Section
2.04
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Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents
|
19
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Section
2.05
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Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
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21
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ARTICLE
III:
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE
AND
SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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22
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Section
3.01
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Representations
and Warranties of each Seller
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22
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Section
3.02
|
Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer
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24
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Section
3.03
|
Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
|
25
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Section
3.04
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Repurchase
and Substitution.
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34
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Section
3.05
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Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
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36
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Section
3.06
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Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
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36
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ARTICLE
IV:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
TO FUNDING
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37
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Section
4.01
|
Representations
and Warranties
|
37
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Section
4.02
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Conditions
Precedent to Closing
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40
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ARTICLE
V:
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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40
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Section
5.01
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PHH
Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional
Documents;
Consent of the Purchaser
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40
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Section
5.02
|
Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments
|
43
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Section
5.03
|
Notice
of Foreclosure Sale
|
43
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Section
5.04
|
Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account
|
43
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Section
5.05
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account
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44
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Section
5.06
|
Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow
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45
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Section
5.07
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts
|
45
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Section
5.08
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary
Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder
|
46
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Section
5.09
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Transfer
of Accounts
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47
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Section
5.10
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
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47
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Section
5.11
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Reserved
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48
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Section
5.12
|
Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance
|
48
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Section
5.13
|
Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
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49
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Section
5.14
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Management
of REO Properties
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51
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Section
5.15
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Sale
of REO Properties
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52
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Section
5.16
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Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account
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53
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Section
5.17
|
MERS
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53
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Section
5.18
|
Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loans
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54
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ARTICLE
VI:
REPORTS; REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
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58
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Section
6.01
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Remittances
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58
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Section
6.02
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Reporting
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59
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Section
6.03
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Monthly
Advances by the Servicer
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60
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Section
6.04
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Non-recoverable
Advances
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60
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Section
6.05
|
Officer’s
Certificate.
|
60
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Section
6.06
|
Information
to be Provided the Servicer and the Sellers.
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60
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ARTICLE
VII:
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURE
|
65
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Section
7.01
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements
|
65
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Section
7.02
|
Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
|
66
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Section
7.03
|
Servicing
Compensation
|
66
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Section
7.04
|
Annual
Statement as to Compliance
|
67
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Section
7.05
|
Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
|
67
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Section
7.06
|
Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records
|
68
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Section
7.07
|
Appointment
and Designation of Master Servicer.
|
69
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Section
7.08
|
Use
of Subservicers and Subcontractors
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69
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ARTICLE
VIII:
REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
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70
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Section
8.01
|
Financial
Statements
|
70
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ARTICLE
IX:
THE SELLERS
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71
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Section
9.01
|
Indemnification;
Third Party Claims
|
71
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Section
9.02
|
Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller
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72
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Section
9.03
|
Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others
|
73
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Section
9.04
|
Servicer
Not to Resign
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73
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ARTICLE
X:
DEFAULT
|
74
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Section
10.01
|
Events
of Default
|
74
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ARTICLE
XI:
TERMINATION
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76
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Section
11.01
|
Term
and Termination
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76
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Section
11.02
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Survival
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76
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ARTICLE
XII:GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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77
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Section
12.01
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Successor
to the Servicer
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77
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Section
12.02
|
Governing
Law
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77
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Section
12.03
|
Notices
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78
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Section
12.04
|
Severability
of Provisions
|
78
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Section
12.05
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Schedules
and Exhibits
|
78
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Section
12.06
|
General
Interpretive Principles
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78
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Section
12.07
|
Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies
|
79
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Section
12.08
|
Captions
|
79
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Section
12.09
|
Counterparts;
Effectiveness
|
79
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Section
12.10
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
|
79
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Section
12.11
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Further
Assurances
|
80
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Section
12.12
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Intention
of the Parties
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80
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Section
12.13
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Appointment
and Designation of Master Servicer.
|
81
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Schedules
A.
|
Mortgage
Loan Schedule
|
B.
|
Contents
of Mortgage File
|
B-1
Collateral File
|
|
B-2
Credit Documents
|
|
C.
|
PHH
Guide
|
Exhibits
Exhibit
2.05
|
Form
of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
|
Exhibit
5.01(a)
|
Limited
Power of Attorney
|
Exhibit
5.01(b)
|
Workout
compensation
|
Exhibit
5.03
|
Form
of Notice of Foreclosure
|
Exhibit
5.04
|
Form
of Collection Account Letter Agreement
|
Exhibit
5.06
|
Form
of Escrow Account Letter Agreement
|
Exhibit
6.02(a)
|
Report
P-139 -- Monthly Statement of Mortgage Accounts
|
Exhibit
6.02(b)
|
Report
S-50Y -- Private Pool Detail Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(c)
|
Report
S-213 -- Summary of Curtailments Made Remittance Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(d)
|
Report
S-214 -- Summary of Paid in Full Remittance Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(e)
|
Report
S-215 -- Consolidation of Remittance Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(f)
|
Report
T-62C -- Monthly Accounting Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(g)
|
Report
T-62E -- Liquidation Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(h)
|
Report
P-4DL -- Delinquency Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(i)
|
Report
P-195 -- Delinquency Report
|
Exhibit
9
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate
|
Exhibit
10
|
Form
of Warranty Xxxx of Sale
|
Exhibit
11-1
|
Form
of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification
|
Exhibit
11-2
|
Form
of Annual Certification
|
Exhibit
12
|
Servicing
Criteria To Be Addressed In Assessment of
Compliance
|
MORTGAGE
LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of
November 1st,
2005,
is entered into between Xxxxxx Brothers, FSB, as the Purchaser (“Purchaser”),
PHH Mortgage Corporation (“PHH Mortgage”) and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage
Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust) (the “Trust,”
together with PHH Mortgage, the “Sellers” and individually, each a “Seller”), as
the Sellers.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
1. PHH
Mortgage is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of
making loans to individuals, the repayment of which is secured by a first
lien
mortgage on such individuals’ residences (each, a “Mortgage
Loan”).
The
Trust is engaged in the business of purchasing such Mortgage Loans from
PHH
Mortgage and selling same to investors.
2. Purchaser
is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of
purchasing Mortgage Loans for its own account.
3. PHH
Mortgage has established certain terms, conditions and loan programs, as
described in the PHH Investor Manual (the “PHH
Guide”),
which
may be updated from time to time, and Purchaser is willing to purchase
Mortgage
Loans that comply with the terms of such terms, conditions and loan programs.
The applicable provisions of the current PHH Guide are attached hereto
as
Schedule C.
4. Purchaser
and Sellers desire to establish a flow program whereby PHH Mortgage will
make
Mortgage Loans which meet the applicable provisions of the PHH Guide, and
Purchaser will, on a regular basis, purchase such Mortgage Loans from PHH
Mortgage or the Trust, as applicable, provided the parties agree on the
price,
date and other conditions or considerations as set forth in this
Agreement.
5. Purchaser
and Sellers wish to prescribe the terms and manner of purchase by the Purchaser
and sale by the Sellers of the Mortgage Loans, and the management and servicing
of the Mortgage Loans by PHH Mortgage, as the Servicer (the “ Servicer”), in
this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth,
the
Purchaser and the Sellers agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I:
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Defined
Terms
Whenever
used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the
following
meaning specified in this Article:
“Accounting
Cut-off Date”: The first Business Day of each month during the term
hereof.
“Affiliate”:
When used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that (i) directly
or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with
the
specified Person, (ii) is an officer of, partner in or trustee of, or serves
in
a similar capacity with respect to, the specified person or of which the
specified Person is an officer, partner or trustee, or with respect to
which the
specified Person serves in a similar capacity, or (iii) directly or indirectly
is the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities
of the
specified Person or of which the specified person is directly or indirectly
the
owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities.
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“Agreement”:
This Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement between the
Purchaser and the Sellers.
“ALTA”:
The American Land Title Association.
“Appraised
Value”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of: (i) the value
thereof as determined by an appraisal or a PHH approved AVM (as defined
in the
PHH Guide) made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of
origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum
requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and (ii) the purchase price
paid for
the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the
Mortgage Loan; provided
that, in
the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property
shall be based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal or a PHH
approved AVM (as defined in the PHH Guide) made for the originator of such
Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and
Xxxxxxx
Mac.
“ARM
Loan”: An “adjustable rate” Mortgage Loan, the Note Rate of which is subject to
periodic adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage
Note.
“Assignment”:
An individual assignment of a Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record
the sale
or transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or, in the case of a
MERS
Mortgage Loan, an electronic transmission to MERS, identifying a transfer
of
ownership of the related Mortgage to the Purchaser or its designee.
“Assignment
of Proprietary Lease”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the
Proprietary Lease sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein
the
related Cooperative Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such
Proprietary Lease.
“Assignment
of Recognition Agreement”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of
the Recognition Agreement sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein
the related Cooperative Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such
Recognition Agreement.
“AVM”:
Automated Value Model. Electronic system to calculate the estimated property
value from a provider that has been approved by the Seller.
“Bankruptcy
Code”: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330), as amended,
modified, or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute,
and all
rules and regulations issued or promulgated in connection
therewith.
“Business
Day”: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the
Federal Reserve is closed.
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“Code”:
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection
Account”: The separate Eligible Account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section
5.04
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser of Mortgage Loans under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase,
Sale
& Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1st, 2005.”
“Commission”:
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Condemnation
Proceeds”: All awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire
Mortgaged Property or a part thereof by exercise of the power of eminent
domain
or condemnation.
“Consent”:
A document executed by the Cooperative Corporation (i) consenting to the
sale of
the Cooperative Unit to the Mortgagor and (ii) certifying that all maintenance
charges relating to the Cooperative Unit have been paid.
“Control
Agreement”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the Pledged
Collateral Account Control Agreement between the guarantor or mortgagor,
as
applicable, and the related Pledged Asset Servicer, pursuant to which the
guarantor or mortgagor, as applicable, has granted a security interest
in a
Securities Account.
“Cooperative
Corporation”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the cooperative apartment
corporation that holds legal title to the related Cooperative Project and
grants
occupancy rights to units therein to stockholders through Proprietary Leases
or
similar arrangements.
“Cooperative
Lien Search”: A search for (a) federal tax liens, mechanics’ liens, lis pendens,
judgments of record or otherwise against (i) the Cooperative Corporation
and
(ii) the seller of the Cooperative Unit, (b) filings of Financing Statements
and
(c) the deed of the Cooperative Project into the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Cooperative
Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is secured by a first lien on and a perfected
security interest in Cooperative Shares and the related Proprietary Lease
granting exclusive rights to occupy the related Cooperative Unit in the
building
owned by the related Cooperative Corporation.
“Cooperative
Pledge Agreement”: The specific agreement creating a first lien on and pledge of
the Cooperative Shares and the appurtenant Proprietary Lease securing a
Cooperative Loan.
“Cooperative
Project”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, all real property and
improvements thereto and rights therein and thereto owned by a Cooperative
Corporation including without limitation the land, separate dwelling units
and
all common elements.
“Cooperative
Shares”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the shares of stock issued by a
Cooperative Corporation and allocated to a Cooperative Unit and represented
by a
stock certificates.
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“Cooperative
Unit”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, a specific unit in a Cooperative
Project.
“Credit
Documents”: Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, required of
the Mortgagor, as described in Section 2 (Specific Loan Program Guidelines)
of
the PHH Guide. The Credit Documents are specified on Schedule B-2
hereto.
“Cut-off
Date”: The first day of the month in which the respective Funding Date
occurs.
“Defective
Mortgage Loan”: As defined in Section
3.04.
“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan.
“Depositor”:
The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to
any
Securitization Transaction.
“Determination
Date”: The 16th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 16th
day of
the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 16th day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately following such 16th day.
“Due
Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the day of the month on which each
Monthly Payment is due thereon, exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Period”: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the
second day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance
Date
and ending on the first day of the month of such Remittance Date.
“Eligible
Account”: One or more accounts (i) that are maintained with a depository
institution that has assets of $20 billion or more and must be rated by
either
Standard and Poor’s Inc. or Xxxxx’x Investors Service. If the institution is
rated by Standard and Poor’s Inc., it must have both an “A2” (or better)
short-term financial rating and a “BBB” (or better) long-term “senior unsecured”
financial rating. If the institution is rated by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, it
must have both a “P-2” (or better) short-term rating and a “Baa3” (or better)
long term “senior unsecured” financial rating. Or, a depository institution that
has assets of less than $20 billion does not have to be rated by either
Standard
or Poor’s Inc. or Xxxxx’x Investor Services—but, if it is, it must satisfy the
financial rating criteria mentioned above. If the depository institution
is not
rated by either of these agencies, it must have a financial rating of “75” (or
better) from IDC Financial Publishing, Inc.
“Environmental
Assessment”: A “Phase I” environmental assessment of a Mortgaged Property
prepared by an Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental
assessments and who has any necessary license(s) required by applicable
law and
has five years experience in conducting environmental assessments.
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure”: As defined in Section
5.13.
“Environmental
Laws”: All federal, state, and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, orders, decrees or other governmental restrictions relating
to
the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants,
contaminants or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into
the
environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land,
or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or
industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the cleanup or other
remediation thereof.
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“Escrow
Account”: The separate Eligible Account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section
5.06
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing
Agreement, dated as of November 1st, 2005 (as amended), and various
mortgagors.”
“Escrow
Payments”: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, , mortgage
insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments
required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to
any
Mortgage Loan.
“Estoppel
Letter”: A document executed by the Cooperative Corporation certifying, with
respect to a Cooperative Unit, (i) the appurtenant Proprietary Lease will
be in
full force and effect as of the date of issuance thereof, (ii) the related
Stock
Certificate was registered in the Mortgagor’s name and the Cooperative
Corporation has not been notified of any lien upon, pledge of, levy of
execution
on or disposition of such Stock Certificate, and (iii) the Mortgagor is
not in
default under the appurtenant Proprietary Lease and all charges due the
Cooperative Corporation have been paid.
“Event
of
Default”: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
10.01.
“Exchange
Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Xxxxxx
Xxx”: The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
organization.
“Xxxxxx
Mae Guide”: The Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and Servicing Guide, collectively, in
effect on and after the Funding Date.
“FDIC”:
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
organization.
“Fidelity
Bond”: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.12.
“Financing
Statement”: A financing statement in the form of a UCC-1 filed pursuant to the
Uniform Commercial Code to perfect a security interest in the Cooperative
Shares
and Pledge Instruments.
“Financing
Statement Change”: A financing statement in the form of a UCC-3 filed to
continue, terminate, release, assign or amend an existing Financing
Statement.
“Foreclosure
Profits”: As to any Mortgage Loan, the excess, if any, of Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and proceeds from any REO Disposition (net of all amounts
reimbursable therefrom pursuant to Section 5.13, Section 5.14 and Section
5.15)
in respect of each Mortgage Loan or REO Property for which a Cash Liquidation
or
REO Disposition occurred in the related prepayment period over the sum
of the
Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property (determined,
in
the case of an REO Disposition, in accordance with Section 5.13, Section
5.14
and Section 5.15) plus accrued and unpaid interest at the Mortgage Rate
on such
Unpaid Principal Balance from the Due Date to which interest was last paid
by
the Mortgagor to the first day of the month following the month in which
such
Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition occurred.
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“Xxxxxxx
Mac”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor
organization.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac Servicing Guide”: The Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ and Servicers’ Guide in effect on
and after the Funding Date.
“Funding
Date”: Each date that Purchaser purchases Mortgage Loans from the Sellers
hereunder.
“Gross
Margin”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage added to the Index
on each Rate Adjustment Date, as specified in each related Mortgage Note
and
listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“HUD”:
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor
thereto and including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary
of
Housing and Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA
Regulations.
“Independent”:
With respect to any specified Person, such Person who: (i) does not have
any
direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in
the
applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser, or their Affiliates;
and (b)
is not connected with the applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser,
or
their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, member, partner, shareholder, director, or Person performing similar
functions.
“Index”:
With respect to each ARM Loan, on each Rate Adjustment Date, the applicable
rate
index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which shall be an index
described
on such Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Insolvency
Proceeding”: With respect to any Person: (i) any case, action, or proceeding
with respect to such Person before any court or other governmental authority
relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership,
dissolution, winding-up, or relief of debtors; or (ii) any general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors,
or other, similar arrangement in respect of the creditors generally of
such
Person or any substantial portion of such Person’s creditors; in any case
undertaken under federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy
Code.
“Insurance
Proceeds”: Proceeds of any Primary Insurance Policy, title policy, hazard policy
or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, if any, to the extent
such
proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures
that the
Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own or its
Affiliates’ account or managed by it for third-party institutional
investors.
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“Legal
Documents”: Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, set forth in
Schedule B-1 of this Agreement.
“Lender-Paid
Mortgage Insurance Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Lender-Paid
Mortgage Insurance Rate for any “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy shall be
a per annum rate equal to the percentage indicated on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds,
received by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted
Mortgage Loan through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than
amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property in accordance
with
the provisions hereof.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio” or “LTV”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the Appraised Value of the related
Mortgaged Property, subject to any applicable law for calculating the LTV.
The
Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan shall be calculated
by
reducing the principal balance of such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan by the
amount
of the Original Pledged Asset Requirement with respect to such Mortgage
Loan.
This is referred to in the PHH Guide as the effective loan-to-
value.
“MAI
Appraiser”: With respect to any real property, a member of the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience
appraising real property of a type similar to the real property being appraised
and located in the same geographical area as the real property being
appraised.
“Master
Servicer”: Aurora Loan Services LLC or such other master servicer as the
Purchaser may designate by written instructions to the Seller.
“MERS”:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or any
successor in interest thereto.
“MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that under applicable law and
investor requirements is recordable in the name of MERS in the jurisdiction
in
which the related Mortgaged Property is located.
“MERS
Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage, or an
Assignment, has been recorded in the name of MERS, as agent for the holder
from
time to time of the Mortgage Note.
“Maximum
Rate”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the
related Mortgage Note as the maximum Note Rate thereunder. The Maximum
Rate as
to each ARM Loan is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Minimum
Rate”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the
related Mortgage Note as the minimum Note Rate thereunder. The Minimum
Rate as
to each ARM Loan is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
floor
in all cases will never be less than the margin.
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“Monthly
Advance”: The aggregate amount of the advances made by the Servicer on any
Remittance Date pursuant to and as more fully described in Section
6.03.
“Monthly
Payment”: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage
Note.
“Monthly
Period”: Initially, the period from the Funding Date through to and including
the first Record Date during the term hereof, and, thereafter, the period
commencing on the day after each Record Date during the term hereof and
ending
on the next succeeding Record Date during the term hereof (or, if earlier,
the
date on which this Agreement terminates).
“Mortgage”:
The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note,
which
creates a first lien on either (i) with respect to a Mortgage Loan other
than a
Cooperative Loan, an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property
or
(ii) with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Proprietary Lease and related
Cooperative Shares, which in either case secures the Mortgage Note.
“Mortgaged
Property”: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the underlying real property
securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple
estate.
“Mortgage
File”: With respect to a particular Mortgage Loan, those origination and
servicing documents, escrow documents, and other documents as are specified
on
Schedule B-1 and B-2 to this Agreement. These documents shall be stored
in a
secure manner using paper or electronic storage.
“Mortgage
Loan”: Each individual mortgage loan or Cooperative Loan (including all
documents included in the Mortgage File evidencing the same, all Monthly
Payments, Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds, and other proceeds relating thereto, and any and
all
rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection
therewith) which is the subject of this Agreement and the related Purchase
Price
and Terms Letter. The Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement shall be
identified on Mortgage Loan Schedules prepared in connection with each
Funding
Date.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans identified on each Funding Date that
sets forth the information with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is specified
on Schedule A hereto (as amended from time to time to reflect the addition
of
any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans). A Mortgage Loan Schedule will
be
prepared for each Funding Date.
“Mortgage
Note”: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured
by
a Mortgage.
“Mortgagor”:
The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
“Negative
Amortization”: That portion of interest accrued at the Note Rate in any month
which exceeds the Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan for such
month
and which, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, is added to the
principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan.
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“Non-recoverable
Advance”: As of any date of determination, any Monthly Advance or Servicing
Advance previously made or any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance proposed
to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment
of the
Servicer and in accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section
5.01,
will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not be ultimately
recoverable pursuant to Section 5.05 (3) or (4) hereof. The determination
by the
Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance or that any proposed
advance
would constitute a Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officer's
Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section
6.04
hereof and delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Determination Date
in any
month.
“Note
Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan at any time any determination thereof
is to be made, the annual rate at which interest accrues thereon.
“Offering
Materials”: All documents, tapes, or other materials relating to the Mortgage
Loans provided by Seller to Purchaser prior to Purchaser submitting its
bid to
purchase the Mortgage loans.
“Officers’
Certificate”: A certificate signed by (i) the President or a Vice President and
(ii) the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers
or
Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered by the Servicer to
the
Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
“Original
Pledged Asset Requirement”: With respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, an
amount equal to the Pledged Assets required at the time of the origination
of
such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan. Even though for other purposes the Original
Pledged Asset Requirement may actually exceed thirty percent (30%) of the
original principal balance of a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, solely for
purposes
of the Required Surety Payment, the Original Pledged Asset Requirement
for a
Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan will be deemed not to exceed thirty percent
(30%) of
its original principal balance.
“Payment
Adjustment Date”: The date on which Monthly Payments shall be adjusted. Payment
Adjustment Date shall occur on the date which is eleven months from the
first
payment date for the Mortgage Loan, unless otherwise specified in the Mortgage
Note, and on each anniversary of such first Payment Adjustment Date.
“Payoff”:
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any payment or recovery received in
advance
of the last scheduled Due Date of such Mortgage Loan, which payment or
recovery
consists of principal in an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance
of
such Mortgage Loan, all accrued and unpaid prepayment penalties, premiums,
and/or interest with respect thereto, and all other unpaid sums due with
respect
to such Mortgage Loan.
“Periodic
Rate Cap”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum or minimum permissible
percentage increases and decreases in the Note Rate on any Rate Adjustment
Date
determined in accordance with the related Mortgage Note.
“Permitted
Investments”: Investments that mature, unless payable on demand, not later than
the Business Day preceding the related Remittance Date; provided
that
such investments shall only consist of the following:
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(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest
by,
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States;
(ii) repurchase
obligations (the collateral for which is held by a third party) with respect
to
any security described in clause (i) above, provided that the long-term
unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations
are
at the time rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating
categories;
(iii) certificates
of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any bank or trust company
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state, provided
that the
long-term unsecured debt obligations of such bank or trust company (or,
in the
case of the principal depository institution of a depository institution
holding
company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the depository institution
holding company) at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated by
each
Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories;
(iv) commercial
paper (having original maturities of not more than 365 days) of any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which
on
the date of acquisition has been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
rating category; and
(v) any
other
demand, money market or time deposit account or obligation, or interest-bearing
or other security or investment, acceptable to the Purchaser (such acceptance
evidenced in writing);
provided further
that
“Permitted Investments” shall not include any instrument described hereunder
which evidences either the right to receive (a) only interest with respect
to
the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest
and principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield
to
maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the
underlying obligations.
“Person”:
Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“PHH
Guide”: As defined in paragraph 3 of the Preliminary Statement to this
Agreement.
“Pledge
Agreements”: Each Control Agreement and Pledged Asset Agreement for each Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loan.
“Pledged
Assets”: With respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the related Securities
Account and the financial assets held therein subject to a security interest
pursuant to the related Pledged Asset Agreement.
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“Pledged
Asset Agreement”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan,
the
Pledge Agreement for Securities Account between the related mortgagor and
the
related Pledged Asset Servicer pursuant to which such mortgagor granted
a
security interest in the related securities and other financial assets
held
therein.
“Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan as to which Pledged Assets, in the form
of a security interest in the Securities Account and the financial assets
held
therein and having a value, as of the date of origination of such Mortgage
Loan,
of at least equal to the related Original Pledged Asset Requirement, were
required to be provided at the closing thereof, which is subject to the
terms of
this Agreement from time to time.
“Pledged
Asset Servicer”: The entity responsible for administering and servicing the
Pledged Assets with respect to a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, as identified
in
the Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
“Pledged
Asset Servicing Agreement”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan,
the Agreement between the related Pledged Asset Servicer and PHH, including
any
exhibits thereto, pursuant to which such Pledged Asset Servicer shall service
and administer the related Pledged Assets.
“Pledge
Instruments”: With respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Stock Power, the
Assignment of the Proprietary Lease, the Assignment of the Mortgage Note
and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement.
“Prepaid
Monthly Payment”: Any Monthly Payment received prior to its scheduled Due Date
and which is intended to be applied to a Mortgage Loan on its scheduled
Due
Date.
“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject
to a voluntary (not including discounted payoffs and short sales) Principal
Prepayment in full or in part during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment
was applied to such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in such
Due Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee for
Principal Prepayments in full only) that would have accrued on the amount
of
such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of
which
such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending
on the
day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive.
“Primary
Insurance Policy”: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance in effect with
respect to a Mortgage Loan and as so indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
or
any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.08.
“Principal
Prepayment”: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan
(including a Payoff), other than a Monthly Payment or a Prepaid Monthly
Payment
which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment
penalty or premium thereon, which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or
months
subsequent to the month of prepayment and which is intended to reduce the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
“Principal
Prepayment Period”: The Due Period preceding the related Remittance
Date.
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“Proprietary
Lease”: The lease on a Cooperative Unit evidencing the possessory interest of
the owner of the Cooperative Shares in such Cooperative Unit.
“Purchase
Price and Terms Letter”: With respect to each purchase of Mortgage Loans, that
certain letter agreement setting forth the general terms and conditions
of such
transaction and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased thereunder
by and
between the Seller and the Purchaser, which will be in a form customarily
used
by PHH Mortgage for similar types of Purchases.
“Purchaser”:
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB, or its successor in interest or any successor
under
this Agreement appointed as herein provided; provided, further, that for
the
purpose of compliance with Regulation AB, references to the Purchaser shall
be
deemed to include any assignees or designees of the Purchaser, such as
any
Depositor, a master servicer or a trustee.
“Purchaser’s
Account”: The account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity most recently
designated in a written notice by the Purchaser to the Sellers as the
“Purchaser’s Account.”
“Purchase
Price”: As to each Mortgage Loan to be sold hereunder, the price set forth in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
“Qualified
Correspondent”: Any Person from which either Seller purchased Mortgage Loans,
provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage
Loans
were originated pursuant to an agreement between such Seller and such Person
that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from
time to
time, for sale to such Seller, in accordance with underwriting guidelines
designated by such Seller (“Designated Guidelines”) or guidelines that do not
vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans
were
in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired
by such
Seller within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated
Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used
by such
Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage
Loans
for such Seller’s own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time
such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by such Seller on a consistent
basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased
by such
Seller; and (iv) such Seller employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans
were
acquired by such Seller, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance
procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of
mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular
channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage
loans
properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by such
Seller.
“Qualified
Mortgage Insurer”: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly qualified as such
under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located
if
such qualification is necessary to issue the applicable insurance policy
or
bond, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable
insurance business and to write the insurance provided, and approved as
an
insurer by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac (or with a different rating as may
be
required by a Rating Agency in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer
in order
to achieve the desired ratings for the securities to be issued).
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“Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan substituted by a Seller for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments
due and
received in the month of substitution (or in the case of a substitution
of more
than one Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal
balance), not in excess of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Deleted
Mortgage
Loan and not less than ninety percent (90%) of the Unpaid Principal Balance
of
the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall to be distributed
by the
applicable Seller to the Purchaser in the month of substitution), (ii)
have a
remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year
less
than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a Note Rate not less
than
(and not more than one percentage point greater than) the Note Rate of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) with respect to each ARM Loan, have a Minimum
Rate
not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) with respect to each
ARM
Loan, have a Maximum Rate not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan
and
not more than two (2) percentage points above that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan,
(vi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Gross Margin
not
less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) with respect to each
ARM
Loan, have a Periodic Rate Cap equal to that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(viii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio at the time of substitution equal to
or less
than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan at the time of
substitution, (ix) with respect to each ARM Loan, have the same Rate Adjustment
Date as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) with respect to each ARM
Loan,
have the same Index as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xi) comply as
of the
date of substitution with each representation and warranty set forth in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03, (xii) be in the same credit grade category as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan and (xiii) have the same prepayment penalty term.
“Rate
Adjustment Date”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Note Rate
adjusts.
“Rating
Agency”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and Fitch, Inc.
“Recognition
Agreement”: An agreement among a Cooperative Corporation, a lender and a
Mortgagor with respect to a Cooperative Loan whereby such parties (i)
acknowledge that such lender may make, or intends to make, such Cooperative
Loan, and (ii) make certain agreements with respect to such Cooperative
Loan.
“Reconstitution":
Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
“Reconstitution
Agreement”: An agreement or agreements entered into by the Servicer, the
Purchaser and/or certain third parties in connection with a Reconstitution
with
respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this
Agreement.
“Record
Date”: The close of business of the first Business Day of the month of the
related Remittance Date.
“Regulation
AB”: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject
to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.
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“Regulation
AB Servicer”: As defined in Section 6.06(iii).
“Refinanced
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that was made to a Mortgagor who owned the
Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the
proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing
mortgage.
“REMIC”:
A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D
of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar tax vehicle providing for the
pooling of assets (such as a Financial Asset Security Investment
Trust).
“Remittance
Date”: The 18th
day of
each calendar month, commencing on the 18th
day of
the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 18th
day is
not a Business Day, then the next Business Day immediately following such
18th
day.
“Remittance
Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Note Rate minus the
Servicing Fee Rate.
“REO
Disposition”: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
“REO
Disposition Proceeds”: All amounts received with respect to any REO
Disposition.
“REO
Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the
Purchaser as described in Section
5.14.
“Repurchase
Price”: As to (a) any Defective Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased
hereunder with respect to which a breach occurred or (b) any Mortgage Loan
required to be repurchased pursuant to Section
3.04
and/or Section
7.02, an
amount equal to the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the
time
of repurchase; plus
(2)
interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Note Rate from the last
date
through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser hereunder
to the date of repurchase; minus
(3)
any
amounts received in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan which are being
held
in the Collection Account for future remittance.
“Required
Surety Payment”: With respect to any defaulted Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan for
which a claim is payable under the related Surety Bond under the procedures
referred to herein, the lesser of (i) the principal portion of the realized
loss
with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the excess, if any, of (a)
the
amount of Pledged Assets required at origination with respect to such Mortgage
Loan (but not more than 30% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan) over (b) the net proceeds realized by the related Pledged Asset Servicer
from the related Pledged Assets.
“Scheduled
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the outstanding
principal balance as of the Funding Date after application of principal
payments
due on or before such date whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts
previously remitted to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan
representing (a) payments or other recoveries of principal, or (b) advances
of
principal made pursuant to Section
6.03.
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“Securities
Account”: With respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, the account,
together with the financial assets held therein, that is the subject of
the
related Pledged Asset Agreement.
“Securities
Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization
Transaction”: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of
some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing
entity in
connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated
or
unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered
or
privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are
determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential
mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans.
“Seller
Information”: As defined in Section 9.01(2)(A)(1).
“Sellers”:
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust),
a
Delaware business trust, or their successors in interest or any successor
under
this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
“Servicer”:
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation.
“Servicing
Advances”: All “out of pocket” costs and expenses that are customary, reasonable
and necessary which are incurred by the Servicer in the performance of
its
servicing obligations hereunder, including (without duplication) (i) reasonable
attorneys’ fees and (ii) the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and
protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the servicing, management and
liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgaged Loans and/or any REO Property,
and (d) compliance with the Servicer’s obligations under Section
5.08.
“Servicing
Criteria”: The “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB,
as such may be amended from time to time.
“Servicing
Event”: Any of the following events with respect to any Mortgage Loan: (i) any
Monthly Payment being more than 60 days delinquent; (ii) any filing of
an
Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, any consent
by
or on behalf of the related Mortgagor to the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding
against such Mortgagor, or any admission by or on behalf of such Mortgagor
of
its inability to pay such Person’s debts generally as the same become due; (iii)
any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against the related Mortgagor that
remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof; (iv) any issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any
appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all
or
substantially all of the assets of the related Mortgagor or with respect
to any
Mortgaged Property; (v) any receipt by the Servicer of notice of the foreclosure
or proposed foreclosure of any other lien on the related Mortgaged Property;
(vi) any proposal of a material modification (as reasonably determined
by the
Seller) to such Mortgage Loan due to a default or imminent default under
such
Mortgage Loan; or (vii) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, the
occurrence, or likely occurrence within 60 days, of a payment default with
respect to such Mortgage Loan that is likely to remain uncured by the related
Mortgagor within 60 days thereafter.
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“Servicing
Fee”: The annual fee, payable monthly to the Servicer out of the interest
portion of the Monthly Payment and or Payoff actually received on each
Mortgage
Loan. The Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan for any calendar
month (or a portion thereof) shall be 1/12 of the product of (i) the Unpaid
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate
applicable to such Mortgage Loan.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”: Unless otherwise specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (i) with
respect to any ARM Loan, 0.375% per annum; provided
that,
prior to the first Rate Adjustment Date with respect to any such Mortgage
Loan,
such rate may be, at the Servicer’s option, not less than 0.25% per annum; and
(ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an ARM Loan, 0.25% per
annum.
“Servicing
Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on
a
written list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Purchaser
upon request therefor by the Purchaser, as such list may from time to time
be
amended.
“Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan as to which a Servicing Event has
occurred and is continuing.
“Static
Pool Information”: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3)
and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
“Stock
Certificate”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the certificates evidencing
ownership of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Stock
Power”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Stock
Certificate or an assignment of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Subcontractor”:
Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the
overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or
more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer or a
Subservicer.
“Subservicer”:
Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Servicer or any
Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or
through
Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material
servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer under this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d)
of
Regulation AB.
“Surety
Bond”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the surety bond issued
by the related Surety Bond Issuer covering such Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan.
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“Surety
Bond Issuer”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the surety bond
issuer for the related Surety Bond covering such Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan, as
identified in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
“Third-Party
Originator”: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated
Mortgage Loans acquired by either Seller.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in
the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions
of
law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the
security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial
Code
as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “Uniform Commercial Code”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction
for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect
of
perfection or non-perfection.
“Unpaid
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, at any time, the actual
outstanding principal balance then payable by the Mortgagor under the terms
of
the related Mortgage Note including any cumulative Negative
Amortization.
“VA”:
The
United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
“Warranty
Xxxx of Sale”: A warranty xxxx of sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans
purchased on a Funding Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
10.
“Whole
Loan Transfer”: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other
than a Securitization Transaction.
ARTICLE
II:
SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND
RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
Section
2.01 Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans
Seller
agrees to sell and Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time to time, those
certain Mortgage Loans identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule, at the price
and
on the terms set forth herein and in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter. Purchaser, on any Funding Date, shall be obligated to purchase
only such
Mortgage Loans set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price
and
Terms Letter.
Purchaser
will purchase Mortgage Loan(s) from Seller, up to four (4) times per month
on
such Funding Dates as may be agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller. The closing
shall, at Purchaser’s option be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or
wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted in person at such place as
the
parties shall agree. On the Funding Date and subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each Seller will sell, transfer, assign, set over and
convey
to the Purchaser, without recourse except as set forth in this Agreement,
and
the Purchaser will purchase, all of the right, title and interest of the
applicable Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans being conveyed by it hereunder,
as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
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Examination
of the Mortgage Files may be made by Purchaser or its designee as follows.
No
later than 5 Business Days prior to the Funding Date, Seller will deliver
to
Purchaser or its custodian, Legal Documents required pursuant to Schedule
B-1.
Upon Purchaser’s request, Seller shall make the Credit Documents available in
either original paper form or electronic imaged format to Purchaser for
review,
at Seller’s place of business and during reasonable business hours. If Purchaser
makes such examination prior to the Funding Date and identifies any Mortgage
Loans that do not conform to the PHH Guide, such Mortgage Loans will be
deleted
from the Mortgage Loan Schedule at Purchaser’s discretion. Purchaser may, at its
option and without notice to Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage
Loans
without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that Purchaser
has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination
of
the Mortgage Loan files shall not affect Purchaser’s rights to demand
repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein.
On
the
Funding Date and in accordance with the terms herein, Purchaser will make
its
best effort to pay the Seller by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, the Purchase Price, together with
interest, if any, accrued from the Cut-off Date through the day immediately
preceding the Funding Date, according to the instructions to be provided,
respectively, by PHH Mortgage and the Trust. Seller, simultaneously with
the
payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute and deliver to Purchaser a
Warranty
Xxxx of Sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the form annexed hereto
as
Exhibit
10.
Purchaser
shall be entitled to all scheduled principal due after the Cut-off Date,
all
other recoveries of principal collected after the Cut-off Date and all
payments
of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment
which
is allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, on the first Remittance Date after the Funding Date the Purchaser
shall be entitled to receive the interest accrued from the Cut-off Date
through
the day immediately preceding the Funding Date. The principal balance of
each
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date is determined after application of
payments
of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a due
date
beyond the Cut-off Date shall not be
applied to the principal balance as of the Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts
shall be the property of Purchaser. Seller shall hold any such prepaid
amounts
for the benefit of Purchaser for subsequent remittance by Seller to Purchaser.
All scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date and
collected by Servicer after the Cut-off Date shall belong to
Seller.
Section
2.02 Possession
of Mortgage Files
Upon
the
sale of any Mortgage Loan, the ownership of such Mortgage Loan, including
the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File
and all
rights, benefits, payments, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom
or in
connection therewith, shall then be vested in the Purchaser, and the ownership
of all records and documents with respect to such Mortgage Loan prepared
by or
which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in
the
Purchaser and, to the extent retained by the Seller, shall be retained
and
maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a custodial
capacity only. The contents of such Mortgage File not delivered to the
Purchaser
are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser
as
the owner thereof and the Sellers’ possession of the contents of each Mortgage
File so retained is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession
by the
Seller is in a custodial capacity only. Mortgage Files shall be maintained
by
the Seller and the books and records of the Seller shall clearly reflect
the
sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. Each Seller shall release
from its custody of the contents of any Mortgage File only in accordance
with
written instructions from the Purchaser, except where such release is required
as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in
connection with a repurchase or substitution of any such Mortgage Loan
pursuant
to Section
3.04.
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Any
documents released to a Seller or the Servicer in connection with the
foreclosure or servicing of any Mortgage Loan shall be held by such Person
in
trust for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with this Section
2.02.
Such Person shall return to the Purchaser such documents when such Person’s need
therefor in connection with such foreclosure or servicing no longer exists
(unless sooner requested by the Purchaser); provided
that, if
such Mortgage Loan is liquidated, then, upon the delivery by a Seller or
the
Servicer to the Purchaser of a request for the release of such documents
and a
certificate certifying as to such liquidation, the Purchaser shall promptly
release and, to the extent necessary, deliver to such Person such
documents.
Section
2.03 Books
and Records
The
sale of each of its Mortgage Loans shall be reflected on the applicable
Seller’s
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the
applicable Seller. Each Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and
shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans it
conveyed
to the Purchaser which shall be clearly marked to reflect the sale of each
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the ownership of each Mortgage Loan
by the
Purchaser.
Section
2.04 Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents
If,
subsequent to the related Funding Date, the Purchaser or either Seller
finds any
document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective
or
missing in any material respect (in this Section 2.04, a “Defect”), the party
discovering such Defect shall promptly so notify the other parties. If
the
Defect pertains to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, then the applicable
Seller
shall have a period of 60 days within which to correct or cure any such
defect
after the earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being
notified of same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably
expected to be cured within such 60 day period, such Seller shall have
such
additional time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or
correct
such Defect provided that such Seller has commenced curing or correcting
such
Defect and is diligently pursuing same. If the Defect pertains to any other
document constituting a part of a Mortgage File, then such Seller shall
have a
period of 60 days within which to correct or cure any such Defect after
the
earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being notified of
same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected
to
be cured within the 60 day period, then such Seller shall have such additional
time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct such
Defect
provided such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such Defect and
is
diligently pursuing same. PHH Mortgage hereby covenants and agrees that,
if any
material defect cannot be corrected or cured, the related Mortgage Loan
shall
automatically constitute, upon the expiration of the applicable cure period
described above and without any further action by any other party, a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan
by
paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with
Section
3.04.
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The
applicable Seller will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
by
the Purchaser, deliver and release to the Purchaser the Legal Documents as
set forth in Section 2.01. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver an original
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, original assumption, modification
and substitution agreements with evidence of recording thereon or an original
intervening assignment with evidence of recording thereon within the applicable
time periods, then such Seller shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser
such
original Mortgages and original intervening assignments with evidence of
recording indicated thereon upon receipt thereof from the public recording
official, except in cases where the original Mortgage or original intervening
assignments are retained permanently by the recording office, in which
case,
such Seller shall deliver a copy of such Mortgage or intervening assignment,
as
the case may be, certified to be a true and complete copy of the recorded
original thereof. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver the original
security
instrument or if an original intervening assignment has been lost, then
the
applicable Seller will deliver a copy of such security instrument or intervening
assignment, certified by the local public recording official. If the original
title policy has been lost, the applicable Seller will deliver a duplicate
original title policy.
If
the
original Mortgage was not delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph,
then
the applicable Seller shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the
delivery
of such originals and shall cause such originals to be delivered to the
Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the
original Mortgage, original assumption, modification, and substitution
agreements, the original of any intervening assignment or the original
policy of
title insurance is not so delivered to the Purchaser within 180 days
following the Funding Date, then, upon written notice by the Purchaser
to PHH
Mortgage, the Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, then elect (by providing
written notice to PHH Mortgage) to treat such Mortgage Loan as a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan
by
paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with
Section
3.04. It
is understood that from time to time certain local recorder offices become
backlogged with document volume. It is agreed that the Seller will provide
an
Officer’s Certificate to document that the Seller has performed all necessary
tasks to insure delivery of the required documentation within 180 days
and the
delay beyond 180 is caused by the backlog. If the delay exceeds 360 days,
regardless of the backlog the Purchaser may elect to collect the documents
with
its own resources with the reasonable cost and expense to be borne by the
Seller. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or failed to conduct
any
partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect
its right
to demand repurchase or any other remedies provided in this
Agreement.
At
the
Purchaser’s request, the Assignments shall be promptly recorded in the name of
the Purchaser or in the name of a Person designated by the Purchaser in
all
appropriate public offices for real property records. If any such Assignment
is
lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, then the applicable
Seller shall promptly prepare a substitute Assignment to cure such defect
and
thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. All recording
fees
related to such a one-time recordation of the Assignments to or by a Seller
shall be paid by the applicable Seller.
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Section
2.05 Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
Subject
to the provisions of this Section
2.05,
the Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Sellers,
at any
time and from time to time, to assign any of the Mortgage Loans and all
or any
part of its interest under this Agreement and designate any person to exercise
any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, and the assignees or designees shall
accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect
to
such Mortgage Loans. The Sellers recognize that the Mortgage Loans may
be
divided into “packages” for resale (“Mortgage Loan Packages”).
All
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
and
any such assignees or designees. All references to the Purchaser shall
be deemed
to include its assignees or designees. Utilizing resources reasonably available
to the Seller without incurring any cost except the Seller’s overhead and
employees’ salaries, the applicable Seller shall cooperate in any such
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement; provided
that the
Purchaser shall bear all costs associated with any such assignment of the
Mortgage Loans and this Agreement other than such Seller’s overhead or
employees’ salaries.
The
Servicer and the Purchaser acknowledge that the Servicer shall continue
to remit
payments to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date after the transfer of
the
Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer was notified in writing of the new
record
owner of the Mortgage Loans 3 Business Days prior to the Record Date, in
which
case, the Servicer shall remit to the new record owner (or trustee or master
servicer, as the case may be) of the Mortgage Loans.
Any
prospective assignees of the Purchaser who have entered into a commitment
to
purchase any of the Mortgage Loans may review and underwrite the Servicer’s
servicing and origination operations, upon reasonable prior notice to the
Servicer, and the Servicer shall cooperate with such review and underwriting
to
the extent such prospective assignees request information or documents
that are
reasonably available and can be produced without unreasonable expense or
effort.
The Servicer shall make the Mortgage Files related to the Mortgage Loans
held by
the Servicer available at the Servicer’s principal operations center for review
by any such prospective assignees during normal business hours upon reasonable
prior notice to the Servicer (in no event less than 15 Business Days prior
notice). The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, require that such prospective
assignees sign a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information
disclosed to the prospective assignee which is not available to the public
at
large and a release agreement with respect to its activities on the Servicer’s
premises.
The
Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which,
subject
to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall
note
transfers of Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of
this
Agreement, sell and transfer, in whole or in part, any or all of the Mortgage
Loans; provided
that no
such sale and transfer shall be binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee
shall agree in writing to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement,
in substantially the form of Exhibit
2.05
attached
hereto, and an executed copy of such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement shall have been delivered to the Servicer. The Servicer shall
evidence
its acknowledgment of any transfers of the Mortgage Loans to any assignees
of
the Purchaser by executing such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement. The Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by any such assignees, and the previous
Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder accruing after
the
date of transfer to the extent such obligations relate to Mortgage Loans
sold by
the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the Purchaser and the Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees
and
designees.
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ARTICLE
III:
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW
OF
MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of each Seller
Each
Seller, as to itself, represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser
that
as of each Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary
to
carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and
in good
standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located
or
is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is
otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand
for
such qualification has been made upon the Seller by any state having
jurisdiction and in any event the Seller is or will be in compliance with
the
laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage
Loan and
with respect to PHH Mortgage, service each Mortgage Loan in accordance
with the
terms of this Agreement.
(2) Due
Authority.
The
Seller had the full power and authority and legal right to originate the
Mortgage Loans that it originated, if any, and to acquire the Mortgage
Loans
that it acquired. The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each
Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the
Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or
at law).
(3) No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination,
as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage
Loans,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will not
conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of the
Seller’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any
agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which
it is
bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of
the
foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or impair
the
ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans;
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(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates is in material default under any agreement,
contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the
Seller
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it (or any of its assets)
is
bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability
of the
Seller to perform under this Agreement, nor, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or
both,
would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument
or
indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(6) Financial
Statements.
PHH
Mortgage has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its
fiscal
year ended December 31, 2004. Except
as
has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such financial
statements fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial
position for such period and the financial position at the end of such
period of
PHH Mortgage and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are
true,
correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto.
The
Trust has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements dated as of December
31, 2004 (the “Trust Financials”) and such Trust Financials fairly present the
results of operations and changes in financial position for such period
and the
financial position at the end of such period of the Trust. Except as has
previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, there has been no
change
in such Trust Financials since their date and the Trust is not aware of
any
errors or omissions therein;
(7) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the applicable Seller since (i) in the case of PHH Mortgage,
the
date of its financial statements and (ii) in the case of the Trust, the
date of
delivery of the Trust Financials, that would have a material adverse effect
on
the ability of the applicable Seller to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(8) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best
of the
Seller’s knowledge, threatened, against the Seller, which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Seller would
adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any
material liability of the Seller, or draw into question the validity of
this
Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition
of the
Seller;
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, the delivery of the Mortgage
Files
to the Purchaser, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if
required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment
and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant
to
this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
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(11) No
Broker.
The
Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might
be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction;
and
(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
(13) Non-solicitation.
In the
event the Seller chooses to solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise)
to
refinance any of the Mortgage Loans during the term of this Agreement,
such
solicitations shall be directed at all of Seller’s customers and will not be
exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors relating to the Mortgage Loans
sold
hereunder; and
(14)
Privacy.
The
Seller agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Seller in accordance with all applicable law, including
but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Bliley Act;
(b)
such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary market
sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Seller is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions
of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Section
3.02 Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer
The
Servicer represents warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of
the
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Ability
to Service.
The
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac
and is a
mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to
Section 203 of the National Housing Act, with facilities, procedures and
experienced personnel necessary for the servicing of mortgage loans of
the same
type as the Mortgage Loans. No event has occurred that would make the Servicer
unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements
or that
would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(2) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best
of the
Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer would
adversely affect the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof or have a material adverse
effect
on the financial condition of the Servicer; and
(3) Collection
Practices.
The
collection practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage
Note and
Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper and prudent in the mortgage
servicing business.
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(4) MERS.
The
Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material
respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing
of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS.
(5) Non-solicitation.
In the
event the Servicer chooses to solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise)
to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans during the term of this Agreement,
such
solicitations shall be directed at all of the Servicer’s customers and will not
be exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors relating to the Mortgage
Loans
sold hereunder; and
(6) Privacy.
The
Servicer agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Servicer in accordance with all applicable law,
including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx
Bliley
Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary
market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Servicer is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions
of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Section
3.03 Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Purchaser on which the Purchaser
specifically relies in purchasing such Mortgage Loan. Such representations
and
warranties speak as of the Funding Date unless otherwise indicated, but
shall
survive any subsequent transfer, assignment or conveyance of such Mortgage
Loans:
(1) Mortgage
Loan as Described.
Such
Mortgage Loan complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein,
and all
of the information set forth with respect thereto on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule
is true and correct in all material respects;
(2) Complete
Mortgage Files.
The
instruments and documents specified in Section
2.02 with
respect to such Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Purchaser in compliance
with the requirements of Article
II. The
Seller is in possession of a Mortgage File respecting such Xxxx xxxx Loan,
except for such documents as have been previously delivered to the
Purchaser;
(3) Owner
of Record.
The
Mortgage relating to such Mortgage Loan has been duly recorded in (or sent
for
recording to) the appropriate recording office, and the applicable Seller
or
Servicer is the owner of record of such Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness
evidenced by the related Mortgage Note;
(4) Payments
Current.
All
payments required to be made up to and including the Funding Date for such
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made, such
that
such Mortgage Loan is not delinquent 30 days or more on the Funding Date;
and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, neither the
Mortgage
Loan nor the related Pledged Assets has been dishonored. Unless otherwise
disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule, there
has
been no delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by
the
Mortgagor thereunder during the twelve months preceding the Funding Date;
and,
if the Mortgage Loan is a Cooperative Loan, no foreclosure action or private
or
public sale under the Uniform Commercial Code has ever been threatened
or
commenced with respect to the Cooperative Loan;
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(5) No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are no delinquent taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, including assessments
payable in future installments, or other outstanding charges affecting
the
Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan;
(6) Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
(and
the Proprietary Lease and the Pledge Instruments with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, and the Pledged Assets with respect to each Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan) have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
material respect, except as specifically set forth in the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule;
(7) No
Defenses.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement related to each Cooperative Loan, and the
related
Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan) are
not
subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense
of
usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such Mortgage Note
and such
Mortgage (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged
Asset
Mortgage Loan), or the exercise of any right thereunder, render such Mortgage
(or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan) unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set-off or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of
rescission, set-off or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(8) Hazard
Insurance.
(a) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan are
insured
by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in
the area
where such Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies
conforming to the requirements of Section
5.10.
All such insurance policies (collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”)
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of such Mortgage
Loan,
its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and
binding obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon due to date
have
been paid. The related Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
all such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on such Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of such Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from such Mortgagor; or (b) in the case of a condominium or unit
in a
planned unit development (“PUD”) project that is not covered by an individual
policy, the condominium or PUD project is covered by a “master” or “blanket”
policy and there exists and is in the Mortgage File a certificate of insurance
showing that the individual unit that secures the first mortgage is covered
under such policy. The insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee clause
naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan (and its successors and assigns),
as
insured mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding obligations
of the
insurer, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The insurance policy
provides
for advance notice to the Seller or Servicer if the policy is canceled
or not
renewed, or if any other change that adversely affects the Seller’s interests is
made; the certificate includes the types and amounts of coverage provided,
describes any endorsements that are part of the “master” policy and would be
acceptable pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guide or Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing
Guide;
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(9) Compliance
With Applicable Laws.
All
requirements of any federal, state or local law (including usury, truth
in
lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
predatory and abusive lending, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws)
applicable to the origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan have
been
complied with in all material respects;
(10) No
Fraud.
No
error or omission, misrepresentation, negligence or fraud in respect of
such
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person in connection with
the
origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan.
(11) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, canceled
or
subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the related Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of such Mortgage, in whole
or in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission;
(12) Valid
First Lien.
The
Mortgage including any Negative Amortization, related to such Mortgage
Loan is a
valid, subsisting and enforceable perfected first lien on the related Mortgaged
Property, including all improvements on the related Mortgaged Property,
which
Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any encumbrances and liens having
priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (a) the lien
of
current real estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable,
(b)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of the public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage
which
are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally, are referred
to in
the lender’s title insurance policy and do not adversely affect the market value
or intended use of the related Mortgaged Property, and (c) other matters
to
which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or
in the
aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended
to be
provided by such Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, or market value of the
related
Mortgaged Property; with respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Cooperative
Pledge Agreement creates a valid, enforceable and subsisting first security
interest in the collateral securing the related Mortgage Note subject only
to
(a) the lien of the related Cooperative Corporation for unpaid assessments
representing the obligor's pro rata share of the Cooperative Corporation’s
payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real property taxes,
insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments to which like
collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to which like collateral
is
commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of
the
security intended to be provided by the Cooperative Pledge Agreement; provided,
however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated or
otherwise
subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Cooperative Project;
(13) Validity
of Documents.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement with respect to each Cooperative Loan) are
genuine
and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may
be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable
principles (regardless whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law);
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(14) Valid
Execution of Documents.
All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage
Loan had
legal capacity to enter into such Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver
the
related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage
Note and
the related Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, all parties to the Mortgage Note and
the
Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note,
the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement, the Proprietary Lease, the Stock Power, the
Recognition Agreement, the Financing Statement and the Assignment of Proprietary
Lease and such documents have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
each Stock Power (i) has all signatures guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures
are
not guaranteed, then such Cooperative Shares will be transferred by the
stock
transfer agent of the Cooperative Corporation if the Seller undertakes
to
convert the ownership of the collateral securing the related Cooperative
Loan;
(15) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
Such
Mortgage Loan has closed and the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been
fully
disbursed prior to the Funding Date; provided
that,
with respect to any Mortgage Loan originated within the previous 120 days,
alterations and repairs with respect to the related Mortgaged Property
or any
part thereof may have required an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient
to pay
for all outstanding work within 120 days of the origination of such Mortgage
Loan, and, if so, such funds are held in escrow by the Seller, a title
company
or other escrow agent;
(16) Ownership.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan have not been
assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred by the applicable Seller, in
whole or
in part, and the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and the
Seller is
the sole owner thereof (and with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the sole
owner
of the related Cooperative Pledge Agreement)and has full right and authority
to
transfer and sell such Mortgage Loan, and is transferring such Mortgage
Loan to
the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge,
charge,
claim or security interest;
(17) Doing
Business.
All
parties that have had any interest in such Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they
held
and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all applicable
licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the related Mortgaged
Property is located;
(18) Title
Insurance.
(a)
Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or
short form title policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac (or, in
jurisdictions where ALTA policies are not generally approved for use, a
lender’s
title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac), issued
by a
title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to
do
business in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in clauses (12)(a) and (b)
above)
the Seller or Servicer, its successors and assigns as to the first priority
lien
of the related Mortgage in the original principal amount of such Mortgage
Loan
including any Negative Amortization and in the case of ARM Loans, against
any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting
from
the provisions of such Mortgage providing for adjustment to the applicable
Note
Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, either such lender’s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures that there is ingress and egress to and from
the
Mortgaged Property or the Seller warrants that there is ingress and egress
to
and from the Mortgaged Property and the lender’ s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures against encroachments by or upon the related Mortgaged
Property or any interest therein or any other adverse circumstance that
either
is disclosed or would have been disclosed by an accurate survey. The originator
of the Mortgage Loan, its successor and/or assignee is the sole insured
of such
lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in
full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will inure to the
benefit
of the Purchaser without any further act. No claims have been made under
such
lender’s title insurance policy, neither the Seller, nor to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, any prior holder of the related Mortgage has done, by act or
omission, anything that would impair the coverage of such lender’s insurance
policy, and there is no act, omission, condition, or information that would
impair the coverage of such lender’s insurance policy; (b) The mortgage title
insurance policy covering each unit mortgage in a condominium or PUD project
related to such Mortgage Loan meets all requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and
Xxxxxxx
Mac;
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(19) No
Defaults.
(a)
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing
under
the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect
to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan), or any other agreements, documents,
or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (b) to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, there is no event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of
notice,
or both, would constitute such a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration; (c) the Mortgagor(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan is
not the
subject of an Insolvency Proceeding; (d) no event of acceleration has previously
occurred, and no notice of default has been sent, with respect to such
Mortgage
Loan; (e) in no event has the Seller waived any of its rights or remedies
in
respect of any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration under
the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Note (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect
to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan), or any other agreements, documents,
or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; and (f) with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, there is no default in complying with the terms of the
Mortgage Note, the Cooperative Pledge Agreement and the Proprietary Lease
and
all maintenance charges and assessments (including assessments payable
in the
future installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid,
and
the Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Cooperative
Pledge Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges
or
assessments owed by the Mortgagor;
(20) No
Mechanics’ Liens.
There
were no mechanics’ or similar liens, except such liens as are expressly insured
against by a title insurance policy, or claims that have been filed for
work,
labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give
rise
to such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property that are or may
be liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(21) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
All
improvements that were considered in determining the Appraised Value of
the
related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon such Mortgaged Property except as permitted under
the
terms of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicer Guide; no improvement
located on or part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable
zoning law or regulation, and all inspections, licenses and certificates
required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of
such
Mortgaged Property, and with respect to the use and occupancy of the same,
including certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the
appropriate authorities;
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(22) Origination;
Payment Terms.
Principal payments on such Mortgage Loan commenced or will commence no
more than
60 days after funds were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
If the interest rate on the related Mortgage Note is adjustable, the adjustment
is based on the Index set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The
related Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in arrears,
in
accordance with the payment terms described on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. With respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to Negative Amortization
the
Monthly Payments are sufficient during the period following each Payment
Adjustment Date to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as
of the
first day of such period (including any Negative Amortization) over the
original
term thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the
Mortgage Note ;
(23) Due
On
Sale.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the related Mortgage
contains
the usual and customary “due-on-sale” clause or other similar provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan if the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is sold
or
transferred without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(24) Prepayment
Penalty.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, such Mortgage Loan is
not
subject to any Prepayment Penalty;
(25) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged; No Condemnation.
The
related Mortgaged Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
related
Cooperative Project and Cooperative Unit) is free of material damage and
waste
and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof;
(26) Customary
Provisions.
The
related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render
the
rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization
against
the related Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided
thereby,
including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust,
by
trustee’s sale, and (b) in the case of a Mortgage, otherwise by judicial
foreclosure;
(27) Conformance
With Underwriting Standards.
Such
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the PHH Guide;
(28) Appraisal.
The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property on
forms
and with riders approved by Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac, signed prior to
the
approval of such Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser, duly appointed
by
the originator of such Mortgage Loan, whose compensation is not affected
by the
approval or disapproval of such Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum
qualifications of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac for appraisers. Each appraisal
of
the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. In
accordance with specified programs Seller may utilize an approved AVM in
lieu of
an appraisal;
(29) Deeds
of Trust.
If the
related Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, then a trustee, duly qualified
under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and
currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or expenses
are
or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under such deed
of trust,
except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the related
Mortgagor;
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(30) LTV;
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
Except
with respect to Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans and any loan program as defined
in
the PHH Guide not requiring Primary Mortgage Insurance, if such Mortgage
Loan
had a Loan-to-Value Ratio of more than 80% at origination, such Mortgage
Loan is
and will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified
Mortgage
Insurer, which insures the Seller or Servicer, its successors and assigns
and
insured’s in the amount set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that,
a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy will not be required for any Cooperative
Loan if (i) the proceeds of such Cooperative Loan were used to purchase
a
Cooperative Unit at the “insider's price” when the building was converted to a
Cooperative Corporation, (ii) the value of the Cooperative Unit for purposes
of
establishing the LTV at origination was such “insider's price”, (iii) the
principal amount of the Cooperative Loan at origination was not more than
100%
of such “insider's price” and (iv) the LTV at origination, as calculated using
the Appraised Value at origination, was less than or equal to 80%. All
provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied
with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder
have been paid. Any related Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance
Policy (other than a “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy) obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance for the time period required
by
law and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. As of
the date
of origination, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is as specified
in
the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(31) Occupancy.
The
related Mortgaged Property (or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
related
Cooperative Unit) is lawfully occupied under applicable law and all inspections,
licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to
all
occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property (or with respect to a Cooperative
Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) and, with respect to the use and occupancy
of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have
been
made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(32) Supervision
and Examination by a Federal or State Authority.
Each
Mortgage Loan either was (a) closed in the name of PHH Mortgage, or (b)
closed
in the name of another entity that is either a savings and loan association,
a
savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or an
institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority,
or
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act (a “HUD Approved
Mortgagee”), and was so at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated (PHH
Mortgage or such other entity, the “Originator”) or (c) closed in the name of a
loan broker under the circumstances described in the following sentence.
If such
Mortgage Loan was originated through a loan broker, such Mortgage Loan
met the
Originator’s underwriting criteria at the time of origination and was originated
in accordance with the Originator’s policies and procedures and the Originator
acquired such Mortgage Loan from the loan broker contemporaneously with
the
origination thereof. The Mortgage Loans that the Trust is selling to Purchaser
were originated by or on behalf of PHH Mortgage and subsequently assigned
to the
Trust.
(33) Adjustments.
All of
the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance,
if
any, are enforceable and such adjustments will not affect the priority
of the
lien of the related Mortgage; all such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan
have
been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage
Loan;
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(34) Insolvency
Proceedings; The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor (1) is not the subject of
any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not requested any relief allowed
to such
Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act;
(35) Xxxxxx
Mae/Xxxxxxx Mac Documents.
Such
Mortgage Loan was closed on standard Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac documents
or on
such documents otherwise acceptable to them;
(36) Payments.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are
(a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b)
paid by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated
payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation
or other contingent interest feature;
(37) The
Assignment of Mortgage.
The
Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under
the laws
of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(38) No
Advances.
Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have
been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest
rate and
single repayment term. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed
the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan plus any Negative
Amortization;
(39) Balloon
Loans.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature. With respect to any Mortgage
Loan
with a balloon payment feature, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly
Payments
based on a thirty year amortization schedule and has a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payment which is sufficient
to
amortize the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(40) Condominium
Units/PUDs.
If the
residential dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or
a unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of the PHH Guide;
(41) High
Cost Mortgage Loans.
None of
the Mortgage Loans are classified as (a) “high cost” loans under the provisions
of the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) “high cost”,
“threshold”, “covered”, or “predatory” loans under any other applicable state,
federal or local law. None of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were used
to
finance single-premium credit life insurance policies.;
(42) No
Rehabilitation Loan.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of
a
Mortgaged Property;
(43) No
Adverse Conditions.
The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect
to the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Property (or with respect to a Cooperative Loan,
the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement, the Cooperative Unit or the Cooperative Project),
the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the
Mortgage
Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value of the Mortgage
Loan;
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(44) Scheduled
Interest.
Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year
consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(45) Environmental
Laws.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is in material compliance
with all applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards
including, without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to
the
Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any
violation or potential violation of such law;
(46) Negative
Amortization.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan is subject to negative amortization;
(47) Cooperative
Lien Search.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a Cooperative Lien Search has been made
by a
company competent to make the same which company is acceptable to Xxxxxx
Mae and
Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Cooperative Unit is located;
(48) Cooperative
Loan- Proprietary Lease.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, (i) the terms of the related Proprietary
Lease
is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no provision
in
any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the
Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative Corporation,
(iii) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging
the
Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and (iv) the Recognition
Agreement is on a form of agreement published by the Aztech Document Systems,
Inc. or includes provisions which are no less favorable to the lender than
those
contained in such agreement;
(49) Cooperative
Loan- UCC Financing Statement.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary
to
create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first priority lien
and
security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease has been
timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to the Cooperative Loan and delivered to the Mortgagor
or its
designee establishes in the Mortgagor a valid and subsisting perfected
first
lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein,
and
the Mortgagor has full right to sell and assign the same;
(50) Cooperative
Loan- Cooperative Pledge Agreement.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Cooperative Pledge Agreement contains
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the
holder
thereof adequate for the realization of the benefits of the security provided
thereby. The Cooperative Pledge Agreement contains an enforceable provision
for
the acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the
Mortgage
Note in the event the Cooperative Unit is transferred or sold without the
consent of the holder thereof;
(51) Imaging.
Each
imaged document represents a true, complete, and correct copy of the original
document in all respects, including, but not limited to, all signatures
conforming with signatures contained in the original document, no information
having been added or deleted, and no imaged document having been manipulated
or
altered in any manner. Each imaged document is clear and legible, including,
but
not limited to, accurate reproductions of photographs. No original documents
have been or will be altered in any manner; and
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(52) Qualified
Mortgage.
Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860-2(a)(1).
Section
3.04 Repurchase
and Substitution.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth
in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser
and
shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive
or
qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination
of
any Mortgage File.
Upon
discovery by either of the Sellers or the Purchaser of a breach of any
of the
representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.01,
3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the interest of the
Purchaser
(or that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser
in the
related Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating
to a
particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give
prompt
written notice to the other.
Unless
permitted a greater period of time to cure as set forth in Section
2.04,
the applicable Seller shall have a period of 60 days from the earlier of
either
discovery by or receipt of written notice from the Purchaser to the Seller
of
any breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the interest of the
Purchaser
(or that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser
in the
related Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating
to a
particular Mortgage Loan) (a “Defective Mortgage Loan”; provided
that
“Defective Mortgage Loan” shall also include (a) any Mortgage Loan treated or
designated as such in accordance with Section
2.04 and
(b) any Mortgage Loan regarding which the Mortgagor fails to make the first
regularly scheduled payment of principal and interest within 30 days of
its Due
Date) within which to correct or cure such breach. If such breach can ultimately
be cured but is not reasonably expected to be cured within the 60-day period,
then the applicable Seller shall have such additional time, if any, as
is
reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure such breach provided that
the
Seller has commenced curing or correcting such breach and is diligently
pursuing
same. Each Seller hereby covenants and agrees with respect to each Mortgage
Loan
conveyed by it that, if any breach relating thereto cannot be corrected
or cured
within the applicable cure period or such additional time, if any, as is
reasonably determined by the Purchaser, then such Seller shall, at the
direction
of the Purchaser, repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan at the applicable
Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
if
the first regularly scheduled payment of principal and interest due under
any
Mortgage Loan has been delinquent more than 30 days, the Purchaser may,
by
written notice to the applicable Seller, require that the Seller repurchase
the
related Mortgage Loan. However, if the Seller provides evidence that the
delinquency was due to a servicing setup error, no repurchase shall be
required.
Within 30 Business Days following the delivery of any such written notice
from
the Purchaser, the applicable Seller shall repurchase the specified Mortgage
Loan by paying the Repurchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately
available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
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Notwithstanding
the previous paragraph, the applicable Seller may, at its option and assuming
that such Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, rather
than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan
(“Deleted Mortgage Loan”) and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans. If the applicable Seller has no Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the applicable Seller substitutes a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the applicable Seller shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Purchaser or its designee for such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the Legal Documents as are required by
Section
2. Upon
such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall
be
subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the applicable
Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants,
representations and warranties set forth in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03.
For
any
month in which the applicable Seller substitutes one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the applicable
Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal
balance of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date
of
substitution (after application of scheduled principal payments due in
the month
of substitution which have been received or as to which an advance has
been
made) is less than the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such
Deleted Mortgage Loans. The amount of such shortfall shall be paid by the
applicable Seller on the date of such substitution) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
Any
repurchase of a Defective Mortgage Loan required hereunder shall be accomplished
by payment of the applicable Repurchase Price within 3 Business Days of
expiration of the applicable time period referred to above in paragraph
3.04 by
wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of a Seller (a)
set
forth in this Section
3.04 to
cure any breach of such Seller’s representations and warranties contained in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 or to repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan(s) and (b) set
forth
in Section
9.01(1)
to indemnify the Purchaser in connection with any breach of a Seller’s
representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 shall constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting
a
breach of such representations and warranties.
In
the
event of a repurchase or substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously
with
such repurchase or substitution, give written notice (by telecopier,
electronically or otherwise) to the Purchaser that such repurchase or
substitution has taken place, amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
to
reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement,
and in
the case of substitution, identify the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s)
and
amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) this Agreement.
The
parties further agree that, in recognition of the Trust’s rights against PHH
Mortgage with respect to the Mortgage Loans acquired by it from PHH Mortgage
and
conveyed to the Purchaser hereunder, the Purchaser shall have the right
to cause
PHH Mortgage to repurchase directly any Defective Mortgage Loan (other
than as a
result of a breach by the Trust of Section
3.03 (3)
or 3.03(16) hereof, in which case the Purchaser shall have the right to
cause
the Trust to repurchase directly the Defective Mortgage Loan) acquired
hereunder
by the Purchaser from the Trust.
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Section
3.05 Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
With
respect to Securitizations (as defined below) closing (i) on or before
December
31, 2005 and (ii) after December 31, 2005 (but only to the extent that
the
provisions of clause (1) of this Section 3.05 are not contrary to the provisions
of Sections 3.06, 6.06, 7.04(2), 7.05(2), 7.08, 9.01(2) and
10.01(B)):
(1)
Without incurring undue effort or any cost except the Seller’s overhead or
employees’ salaries, each Seller shall take reasonable steps to assist the
Purchaser, if the Purchaser so requests by 15 days’ advance written notice to
the related Seller or Sellers (it is agreed that electronic mail shall
not be
considered valid notification if not followed by verbal communication by
the
Purchaser to the related Seller or Sellers), in re-selling the Mortgage
Loans in
a whole loan sale or in securitizing the Mortgage Loans and selling undivided
interests in such Mortgage Loans in a public offering or private placement
or
selling participating interests in such Mortgage Loans, which steps may
include,
(a) providing any information relating to the Mortgage Loans reasonably
necessary to assist in the preparation of any disclosure documents, (b)
providing information relating to delinquencies and defaults with respect
to the
Servicer’s servicing portfolio (or such portion thereof as is similar to the
Mortgage Loans), (c) entering into any other servicing, custodial or other
similar agreements, that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement,
and which contain such provisions as are customary in securitizations rated
“AAA” (including a securitization involving a REMIC) (a “Securitization”), (d)
to restate the representations and warranties contained in Article III
hereof as
of the closing date of such Securitization or whole loan sale; provided,
however, Servicer may qualify and/or modify any such representations or
warranties to reflect any facts or circumstances arising subsequent to
the
related Funding Date, (e) provide such opinions of counsel as are customary
in
such transactions, provided, however, that any opinion of outside counsel
shall
be provided at Purchaser’s expense and (f) provide Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx certification
in the form of Exhibit 11-1. In connection with such a Securitization,
the
Purchaser may be required to engage a master servicer or trustee to determine
the allocation of payments to and make remittances to the certificateholders,
at
the Purchaser’s sole cost and expense. In the event that a master servicer or
trustee is requested by the Purchaser to determine the allocation of payments
and to make remittances to the certificateholders, the Servicer agrees
to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the reasonable and customary
requirements of such Securitization, which may include the Servicer’s acting as
a subservicer in a master servicing arrangement. With respect to the then
owners
of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall thereafter deal solely with such
master servicer or trustee, as the case may be with respect to such Mortgage
Loans which are subject to the Securitization and shall not be required
to deal
with any other party with respect to such Mortgage Loans. The cost of such
securitization shall be borne by the Purchaser, other than the Seller’s overhead
or employees’ salaries.
Section
3.06 Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
(1)
The
Servicer and each Seller (but only with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii))
shall
be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the
date on
which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under
Section 6.06 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such
Depositor prior to such date: (i)
the Servicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default,
early
amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any
other
securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (ii)
the
Servicer
has not
been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization,
either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance
test or trigger; (iii) no
material noncompliance
with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations
of
residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer
as
servicer
has been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (iv) no material
changes to the Servicer’s
policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform
under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans
of a
type similar to the Mortgage Loans
have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Servicer’s financial
condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance
by
the
Servicer
of its
servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement;
(vi) there are no material
legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against
a Seller, the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party
Originator;
and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating
to a
Seller, the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with
respect
to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the
related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation
AB.
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(2)
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date following
the
date
on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor
under
Section 6.06,
a Seller and/or the Servicer, as applicable, shall, within five Business
Days
following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations
and warranties set forth in paragraph (i) of this Section 3.06(2) or, if
any
such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request,
provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing,
to
the requesting party.
ARTICLE
IV:
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
FUNDING
Section
4.01 Representations
and Warranties
The
Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller that as of each
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses
necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed,
qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged
Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such
qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect
such
qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the
Purchaser
by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Purchaser is or will
be in
compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce
each Mortgage Loan.
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(2) Due
Authority.
The
Purchaser had the full power and authority and legal right to acquire the
Mortgage Loans that it acquired. The Purchaser has the full power and authority
to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute,
deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. The Purchaser has duly authorized the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the
Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or
at
law);
(3) No
Conflict.
None of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination,
as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser, the purchase of the
Mortgage
Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions
or
provisions of the Purchaser’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now
a party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property
is
subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
The
Purchaser is not in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument
or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Purchaser is a party
or by
which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform under this Agreement,
nor, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, has any event occurred which,
with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any
such
agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse
effect
on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(6) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the Purchaser since the date of the Purchaser’s financial
statements that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of
the
Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement
(7) Litigation
Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best
of the
Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened, against the Purchaser, which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Purchaser
would
adversely affect the Purchasers ability to purchase of the Mortgage Loans
or the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any
material liability of the Purchaser, or draw into question the validity
of this
Agreement, or the Mortgage Loans or have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition of the Purchaser;
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(8) Broker.
The
Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might
be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this
transaction.
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of
or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement, the purchase of the
Mortgage
Loans from the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to
the
Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Purchaser;
(11) Non-Petition
Agreement.
The
Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which
is one
year and one day (or if longer, the applicable preference period then in
effect)
after the payment in full of all rated obligations of Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly,
invoke
or cause Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust to invoke the process of any
governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case
against Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust under any federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or other similar official of
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust. This covenant and agreement shall be
binding upon the Purchaser and any assignee or transferee of the
Purchaser;
(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(13) Non-solicitation.
In the
event the Purchaser chooses to solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise)
to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans during the term of this Agreement,
such
solicitations shall be directed at all of Purchaser’s customers and will not be
exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors relating to the Mortgage Loans
sold
hereunder;
(14) Privacy.
Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Purchaser in accordance with all applicable law,
including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx
Bliley
Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary
market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Purchaser is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions
of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law; and
(15)
MERS. The Purchaser is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply
in all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with
the
Purchaser’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to
the Mortgage Loans, for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with
MERS.
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Section
4.02 Conditions
Precedent to Closing
Each
purchase of Mortgage Loans hereunder shall be subject to each of the following
conditions:
(a)
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All
of the representations and warranties of Seller under the PHH
Guide, and
of Seller and Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and
correct as
of the Funding Date, and no event shall have occurred which,
with notice
or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default
under this
Agreement or under the PHH Guide;
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(b)
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Purchaser
shall have received, or Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in
escrow, all closing documents as specified herein, in such forms
as are
agreed upon and acceptable to Purchaser, duly executed by all
signatories
other than Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms
thereof;
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(c)
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All
other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been
complied
with.
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Subject
to the foregoing conditions, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on each Funding
Date
the applicable Purchase Price as provided herein.
ARTICLE
V:
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
5.01 PHH
Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents;
Consent
of the Purchaser
(1) The
Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer
the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property from and after each Funding Date in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, applicable law and
the
terms and provisions of this Agreement for and on behalf of, and in the
best
interests of, the Purchaser (without taking into account any relationship
the
Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or other Person, the participation,
if any,
of the Servicer in any financing provided in connection with the sale of
any
Mortgaged Property, or the Servicer’s obligation to advance any expenses or
incur any costs in the performance of its duties hereunder) in accordance
with a
standard that is not less than the higher of (a) the same care, skill,
prudence
and diligence with which it services similar assets held for its own or
its
Affiliates’ account and (b) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with
which it services similar assets for third party institutional investors,
in
each case giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of
practice
of prudent institutional mortgage loan servicers utilized with respect
to
mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans. Subject to the foregoing
standards, in connection with such servicing and administration, the Servicer
shall seek to maximize the timely recovery of principal and interest on
the
Mortgage Notes; provided
that
nothing contained herein shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee
by the Servicer of the collectibility of payments on the Mortgage Loans
or shall
be construed as impairing or adversely affecting any rights or benefits
specifically provided by this Agreement to the Seller, including with respect
to
Servicing Fees.
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In
the
event that any of the Mortgage Loans included on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
for
a particular Funding Date are Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, such Pledged
Asset
Mortgage Loans will be serviced in accordance with Section
5.18
hereof.
(2)
To
the extent consistent with Section
5.01(1)
and further subject to any express limitations set forth in this Agreement,
the
Servicer (acting alone or, solely in the circumstances permitted hereunder,
acting through a subservicer) shall have full power and authority to do
or cause
to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with such servicing and administration, including the power
and
authority (a) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, customary
consents or waivers and other instruments and documents (including estoppel
certificates), (b) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and
assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (c) to submit
claims to
collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, (d) to consent
to the
application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
restoration of the applicable Mortgaged Property or otherwise, (e) to bring
an
action in a court of law, including an unlawful detainer action, to enforce
rights of the Purchaser with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (f) to
execute
and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, documents relating to the management,
operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale of any Mortgaged
Property or any REO Property, and (g) to effectuate foreclosure or other
conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage
Loan; provided
that the
Servicer shall not take any action not provided for in this Agreement that
is
materially inconsistent with or materially prejudices the interest of the
Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan or under this Agreement. The Purchaser shall
furnish the Servicer with a power of attorney in the form of Exhibit
5.01(a)
and
other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer
to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including
documents relating to the foreclosure, receivership, management, operation,
maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale (in foreclosure or otherwise)
of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall limit the ability of the Servicer to lend money to (whether
on a
secured or unsecured basis), and otherwise generally engage in any kind
of
business or dealings with, any Mortgagor as though the Servicer were not
a party
to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:
(a)
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the
Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser will retain title to,
and
ownership of, the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties and that
the
Servicer does not hereby acquire any title to, security interest
in, or
other rights of any kind in or to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property
or any
portion thereof;
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(b)
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the
Servicer shall not file any lien or any other encumbrance on,
exercise any
right of setoff against, or attach or assert any claim in or
on any
Mortgage Loan or REO Property, unless authorized pursuant to
a judicial or
administrative proceeding or a court
order;
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the
Servicer shall, in servicing the Mortgage Loans, follow and comply
with
the servicing guidelines established by Xxxxxx Xxx, provided
that the Servicer shall specifically notify the Purchaser in
writing and
obtain the Purchaser’s written consent prior to the Servicer taking any of
the following actions: (1) modifying, amending or waiving any
of the
financial terms of, or making any other material modifications
to, a
Mortgage Loan, except the Servicer may be permitted to do so
in the event
of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or with respect to a Mortgage
Loan
insured by HUD, the VA or a Primary Insurance Policy, upon the
Mortgagor’s
request, accept a principal prepayment and re-amortize the then
remaining
principal balance over the then remaining term of the loan (resulting
in a
lower scheduled monthly payment but no change in the maturity
date); (2)
selling any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; (3) forgiving principal
or
interest on, or permitting to be satisfied at a discount, any
Mortgage
Loan except in the event of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan;
or (4)
accepting substitute or additional collateral, or releasing any
collateral, for a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser has not approved
or
rejected in writing any proposed action(s) recommended by the
Servicer to
be taken hereunder within 5 Business Days of the date such recommendation
is made, then the Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted
such
recommended action(s) and the Servicer shall take any such
action(s);
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(d)
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the
Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of any modification, waiver
or
amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan and the date thereof
and shall
deliver to the Purchaser, for deposit in the related Mortgage
File, an
original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification,
waiver or amendment promptly following the execution
thereof;
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(e)
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in
accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guide, the Servicer shall be entitled
to
workout compensation as it relates to repayment plans, loan modifications,
short-sales, deed-in lieu of foreclosure, and hardship assumptions
as
evidenced in Exhibit 5.01(b);
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(f)
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the
Servicer shall remain primarily liable for the full performance
of its
obligations hereunder notwithstanding any appointment by the
Servicer of a
subservicer or subservicers hereunder; and
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(g)
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the
Purchaser may at any time and from time to time, in its sole
discretion,
upon 30 Business Days written notice to the Servicer, terminate
the
Servicer’s servicing obligations hereunder with respect to (1) any REO
Property or (2) any Mortgage Loan that, in accordance with the
Purchaser’s
internal credit classification criteria, has been classified
as “doubtful”
or a “loss” and Purchaser shall reimburse Servicer all Monthly Advances
and Servicing Advances , take all necessary steps and absorb
all
associated costs to assume such servicing Upon the effectiveness of any
such termination of the Servicer’s servicing obligations with respect to
any such REO Property or Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver
all
agreements, documents, and instruments related thereto to the
Purchaser,
in accordance with applicable law.
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Section
5.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments
Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
are
paid in full, the Servicer will proceed diligently to collect all payments
due
under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and
shall,
to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and
the
terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy, follow such
collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable
to
the Mortgage Loans, which procedures shall in any event comply with the
servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01.
Furthermore, the Servicer shall ascertain and estimate annual ground rents,
taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance
premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgages, will
become
due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors
will
be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and
payable.
Section
5.03 Notice
of Foreclosure Sale
The
Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days following the occurrence of
any
foreclosure sale with respect to any Mortgaged Property, deliver to the
Purchaser a notice of foreclosure sale substantially in the form of Exhibit
5.03.
Section
5.04 Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts
which
shall be an Eligible Account. The creation of any Collection Account shall
be
evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit
5.04
attached
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser
upon
Purchaser’s request.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account, within two Business Days
after
receipt (or as otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement in the case
of
clauses (8), (9) and (10) of this Section
5.04)
and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made
by it
subsequent to each Funding Date, or received by it prior to the Funding
Date but
allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal
and
interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Funding Date:
(1) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(2) all
payments on account of interest less the Servicing Fee on the Mortgage
Loans;
(3) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(4) all
REO
Disposition Proceeds;
(5) all
Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant
to
Section
5.10,
other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Properties or released to the applicable
Mortgagors in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the
related Mortgages or applicable law;
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(6) all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released
to
a Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the
related Mortgage or applicable law;
(7) any
Monthly Advances in accordance with Section
6.03;
(8) [reserved];
(9) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.16
in
connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and
(10) any
amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to
Sections
7.01 or
7.02 or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof.
(11)
Foreclosure Profits
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption
fees,
to the extent permitted by Section
7.01,
and any Prepayment Penalties on the Mortgage Loans need not be deposited
by the
Servicer in the Collection Account and shall be retained by the Servicer
as
additional compensation.
Section
5.05 Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account
The
Servicer may, from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof,
withdraw amounts from the Collection Account for the following purposes
(without
duplication):
(1) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances
that
the Servicer has determined to be Non-Recoverable Advances as provided
in
Section
6.04;
(2) to
make
payments to the Purchaser in the amounts, at the times and in the manner
provided for in Section
6.01;
(3) to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances;
(4) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and for unreimbursed
Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this
Subsection
(4) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may
be
collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the
Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement,
the
Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except
that, where a Seller or the Servicer is required to repurchase (or substitute
a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for) a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections
2.04,
3.04 and/or 7.02, the Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent
and subordinate to the payment to the Purchaser of the applicable Repurchase
Price (or delivery of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) and all other
amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
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(5) to
pay to
itself as additional servicing compensation any interest earned on funds
in the
Collection Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later
than
each Remittance Date), any Foreclosure Profits and any prepayment penalties
or
premiums relating to any Principal Prepayments; provided
that no
such amounts shall be payable as servicing compensation to the extent they
relate to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a default, breach, violation,
or
event of acceleration exists or would exist but for the lapse of time,
the
giving of notice, or both;
(6) to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Sections
2.04,
3.04 and/or 7.02 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of
the date
on which the related Repurchase Price is determined (except to the extent
that
such amounts constitute part of the Repurchase Price to be remitted to
the
Purchaser);
(7) to
remove
any amounts deposited into the Collection Account in error; and
(8) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account in the event a new Collection Account
has
been established, or upon the termination of this Agreement, with any funds
contained therein to be distributed in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
The
Servicer shall keep and maintain a separate, detailed accounting, on a
Mortgage
Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal
from
the Collection Account pursuant to this Section.
Section
5.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart
from any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one
or more
Escrow Accounts which shall be an Eligible Account. The creation of any
Escrow
Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown on
Exhibit
5.06
attached
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser
upon
Purchaser’s request.
The
Servicer shall deposit in each Escrow Account within two Business Days
after
receipt, and retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account
of the
related Mortgage Loans for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any
such
items as required under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance
Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged
Property. The Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect
such
payments as are required under Sections
5.07
and/or 5.08. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid
on funds
deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor
and, to
the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed
funds to
the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing
or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes, without any
right
of reimbursement therefor.
Section
5.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts
Withdrawals
from any Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only (i) to effect
timely
payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums,
Primary
Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items constituting
Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage, (ii) to reimburse the Servicer
for any
Servicing Advance made by the Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage
Loan
but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan that represent
late
payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund
to the
Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages, (iv) if permitted
by
applicable law, for transfer to the Collection Account in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to the restoration or repair
of the
Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Loan,
(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required
by law,
any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, (vii) to
reimburse a Mortgagor in connection with the making of the Payoff of the
related
Mortgage Loan or the termination of all or part of the escrow requirement
in
connection with the Mortgage Loan, (viii) to remove any amounts deposited
into
the Escrow Account in error; or (ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow
Account
in the event a new Escrow Account has been established or upon the termination
of this Agreement.
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Section
5.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, and other charges
which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status
of
Primary Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage
and
shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges,
including renewal premiums, and shall effect payment thereof prior to the
applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing
maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the
Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated
by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under
the
terms of the Mortgage and applicable law. If a Mortgage does not provide
for
Escrow Payments, then the Servicer shall require that any such payments
be made
by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes
full
responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect
timely
payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance
in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make
advances from its own funds to effect such payments but shall be entitled
to
reimbursement thereof in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
The
Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect a Primary Insurance Policy,
conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section
3.03(30), issued by an insurer described in that Section, with respect
to each
Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is required. Such coverage will be
maintained until the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is
reduced
to 75% or less in the case of a Mortgage Loan having a Loan-to-Value Ratio
at
origination in excess of 80% or until such time, if any, as such insurance
is
required to be released in accordance with the provisions of applicable
law
including, but not limited to, the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998. The
Servicer shall assure that all premiums due under any Primary Insurance
Policy
are paid in a timely manner, but, shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement for premiums paid by the Servicer on behalf
of any
Mortgagor who is obligated to pay such premiums but fails to do so. The
Servicer
shall not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect
on
the Funding Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement
unless a replacement Primary Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed
policy is obtained from and maintained with an insurer that satisfies the
standards set forth in Section
3.03(30). The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in
noncoverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy of any loss which,
but
for the actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In
connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or
to be
entered into pursuant to Section
7.01,
the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary
Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability
in
accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which
may be
required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage
under
the Primary Insurance Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated
as
a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, then the Servicer
shall obtain, and, except as otherwise provided above, maintain, a replacement
Primary Insurance Policy as provided above.
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In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under
any
Primary Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms
of
such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary
to
permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted
Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section
5.04,
any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policy
shall
be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal in accordance
with
Section
5.05.
Section
5.09 Transfer
of Accounts
The
Servicer may transfer the Collection Account or any Escrow Account to a
different depository institution from time to time; provided
that (i)
no such transfer shall be made unless all certifications or letter agreements
required under Section
5.04
have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and (ii) concurrently
upon any such transfer, the Servicer shall give written notice thereof
to the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Collection Account and each Escrow Account shall at all times constitute
Eligible Accounts.
Section
5.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the
Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of
(a) the
maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan
and (b)
the greater of (1) the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or
(2) an
amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the
Mortgagor and/or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If
any
Mortgaged Property is in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been
made
available, then the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier,
in an
amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (a) the minimum
amount
required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage or
loss on a
replacement cost basis (or the outstanding principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type
of
building insured) or (b) the maximum amount of insurance which is available
under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (assuming that
the
area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such
program).
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The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire, hazard and liability
insurance, and to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance with extended coverage
in an
amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable
value
of the improvements which are a part of such property and (b) the outstanding
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an
REO
Property plus accrued interest at the Note Rate and related Servicing
Advances.
All
such
policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable
to
the Servicer, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at
least
30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount
of, or
material change in, coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere
with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier
or agent, provided
that the
Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies (a) currently reflect (1) a general policyholder’s rating
of B+ or better and a financial size category of III or better in Best’s Key
Rating Guide, or (2) a general policyholder’s rating of “A” or “A-“ or better in
Best’s Key Rating Guide, and (b) are licensed to do business in the state
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Servicer may accept a policy underwritten by Lloyd’s of London
or, if it is the only coverage available, coverage under a state’s Fair Access
to Insurance Requirement (FAIR) Plan. If a hazard policy becomes in danger
of
being terminated, or the insurer ceases to have the ratings noted above,
the
Servicer shall notify the related Mortgagor, and shall use its best efforts,
as
permitted by applicable law, to obtain from another qualified insurer a
replacement hazard insurance policy substantially and materially similar
in all
respects to the original policy. In no event, however, shall a Mortgage
Loan be
without a hazard insurance policy at any time.
Pursuant
to Section
5.04,
any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than
amounts
to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or
repair
of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor
in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited
in the Collection Account within two Business Days after receipt, subject
to
withdrawal in accordance with Section
5.05.
Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall
not,
for the purpose of calculating remittances to the Purchaser, be added to
the
Unpaid Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding
that the
terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
It
is
understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance
need be
required by the Servicer of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired
in
respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws
and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance.
Section
5.11 Reserved
Section
5.12 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance
The
Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and
an
errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible
companies that would meet the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac
on all
officers, employees or other Persons acting in any capacity with regard
to the
Mortgage Loans to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to
the
Mortgage Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall
be in
the form of the “Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond” and shall protect and insure
the Servicer against losses, including losses arising by virtue of any
Mortgage
Loan not being satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section
7.02
and/or losses resulting from or arising in connection with forgery, theft,
embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of or by such
Persons. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer
against
losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies
required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of
a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section
5.12
requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish
or
relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy
shall
be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Mae in
the
Xxxxxx Xxx Guide or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing Guide.
The
Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser upon request: (i)
a
certified true copy of the Fidelity Bond and insurance policy; and (ii)
a
written statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond
or
insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified
without
30 days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
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Section
5.13 Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
The
Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership
of
properties securing such of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans as come
into
and continue in default and as to which (a) in the reasonable judgment
of the
Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can, in accordance with prudent
lending
practices, be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to
Section
5.01
and (b) such foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance
with
Section
5.01.
The Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection
with
any foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance
of
any property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable
to
it as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through
Insurance Proceeds (in accordance with Section
5.05) or
from any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan.
The
Servicer shall be required to advance funds for all other costs and expenses
incurred by it in any such foreclosure proceedings; provided
that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation
of
the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated by Section
5.05.
Upon
any
Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property, the Servicer shall promptly
notify
the Purchaser thereof, specifying the date on which such Mortgaged Property
became an REO Property. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property,
the
Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by it, protect
and
conserve such REO Property in accordance with the servicing standards set
forth
in Section
5.01 and
may, subject to Section
5.01(3)(c) and incident to its conservation and protection of the interests
of
the Purchaser, rent the same, or any part thereof, for the period to the
sale of
such REO Property.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser shall not, and
the
Servicer shall not on the Purchaser’s behalf, acquire any real property (or
personal property incident to such real property) except in connection
with a
default or a default that is imminent on a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser
acquires any real property (or personal property incident to such real
property)
in connection with such a default, then such property shall be disposed
of by
the Servicer in accordance with this Section and Section
5.15 as
soon as possible but in no event later than 3 years after its acquisition
by the
Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser, unless the Servicer obtains, at the
expense
of the Purchaser, in a timely fashion an extension from the Internal Revenue
Service for an additional specified period.
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If,
in
the exercise of its servicing obligations with respect to any Mortgaged
Property
hereunder, the Servicer deems it is necessary or advisable to obtain an
Environmental Assessment, then the Servicer shall so obtain an Environmental
Assessment, it being understood that all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred
by the Servicer in connection with any such Environmental Assessment (including
the cost thereof) shall be deemed to be Servicing Advances recoverable
by the
Servicer pursuant to Section
5.14(4).
Such Environmental Assessment shall (a) assess whether (1) such Mortgaged
Property is in material violation of applicable Environmental Laws or (2)
after
consultation with an environmental expert, taking the actions necessary
to
comply with applicable Environmental Laws is reasonably likely to produce
a
greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions,
and
(b) identify whether (1) any circumstances are present at such Mortgaged
Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials
for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or
re
mediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation,
or (2) if such circumstances exist, after consultation with an environmental
expert, taking such actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery
on a present value basis than not taking such actions. (The conditions
described
in the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be referred to herein
as
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure.”)
If
any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Servicer is hereby authorized
to and shall perform such additional environmental testing as it deems
necessary
and prudent to establish the satisfaction of the foregoing Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure or to proceed as set forth below (such
additional testing thereafter being included in the term “Environmental
Assessment”).
If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer
in
accordance with this Section 5.13 establishes that any of the Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure is not satisfied with respect to any
Mortgaged Property, but the Servicer in good faith reasonably believes
that it
is in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to proceed against such
Mortgaged Property and, if title thereto is acquired, to take such remedial,
corrective or other action with respect to the unsatisfied condition or
conditions as may be prescribed by applicable law to satisfy such condition
or
conditions, then the Servicer shall so notify the Purchaser. If, pursuant
to
Section
5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser is deemed to have accepted Servicer’s recommendation
to proceed against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall so
proceed.
The cost of any remedial, corrective or other action contemplated by the
preceding sentence in respect of any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent
to Foreclosure that is not satisfied shall not be an expense of the Servicer
and
the Servicer shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur any financial liability in connection with any such action.
If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer
in
accordance with this Section
5.13
establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
is
not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property and, in accordance
with
Section
5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser elects or is deemed to have elected not to proceed
against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall, subject to
Section
5.01(3)(c), take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest
of
the Purchaser (other than proceeding against the Mortgaged Property or
directly
or indirectly becoming the owner or operator thereof) as determined in
accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section
5.01 and
is hereby authorized at such time as it deems appropriate to release such
Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage.
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Prior
to
the Servicer taking any action with respect to the use, management or disposal
of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring,
containment, clean-up or re mediation could be required under any federal,
state
or local law or regulation on any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall
request
the approval of the Purchaser in accordance with Section
5.01(3)(c) and, if such action is deemed approved by the Purchaser, (a)
keep the
Purchaser apprised of the progress of such action; and (b) take such action
in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
Section
5.14 Management
of REO Properties
If
title
to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu
of
foreclosure (each, an “REO Property”), the deed or certificate of sale shall be
taken in the name of the Purchaser or the Person designated by the Purchaser.
The Servicer (acting alone or through a subservicer or managing agent
specializing in the disposition of REO Properties), on behalf of the Purchaser,
shall, subject to Section
5.01(3)(c), dispose of any REO Property pursuant to Section
5.15.
Promptly following any acquisition by the Purchaser (through the Servicer)
of an
REO Property, the Servicer shall obtain a narrative appraisal thereof (at
the
expense of the Purchaser) in order to determine the fair market value of
such
REO Property. The Servicer shall also cause each REO Property to be inspected
promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO
Property
to be inspected at least annually thereafter, and Servicer shall be entitled
to
be reimbursed for expenses in connection therewith in accordance with this
Agreement. The Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report
of each
such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and
copies
thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if a REMIC election has been
or is to
be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans
and the
REO Properties are held, then the Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect
and
operate each REO Property in a manner that does not cause such REO Property
to
fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section
86OG(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of any “income
from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 86OF(a)(2)(B) or any
“net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 86OG(c)(2)
of the Code (or comparable provisions of any successor or similar
legislation).
The
Servicer shall deposit and hold all revenues and funds collected and received
in
connection with the operation of each REO Property in the Collection Account,
and the Servicer shall account separately for revenues and funds received
or
expended with respect to each REO Property.
The
Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific
requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement (and, in particular,
Section
5.01(3)(c)), to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property
as are
consistent with the servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01. In
connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited
within
two (2) Business Day of receipt in the Collection Account all revenues
and
collections received or collected by it with respect to each REO Property,
including all proceeds of any REO Disposition. Subject to Section
5.13,
the Servicer shall withdraw (without duplication) from the Collection Account
and or Escrow Account, but solely from the revenues and collections received
or
collected by it with respect to a specific REO Property, such funds necessary
for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property,
including the following:
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(1) all
insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;
(2) all
real
estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result
in
the imposition of a lien thereon;
(3) all
customary and reasonable costs and expenses necessary to maintain, repair,
appraise, evaluate, manage or operate such REO Property (including the
customary
and reasonable costs incurred or assessed by any “managing agent” retained by
the Servicer in connection with the maintenance, management or operation
of such
REO Property);
(4) all
reasonable costs and expenses of restoration improvements, deferred maintenance
and tenant improvements; and
(5) all
other
reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that the
Servicer may suffer or incur in connection with its performance of its
obligations under this Section (other than costs and expenses that the
Servicer
is expressly obligated to bear pursuant to this Agreement).
To
the
extent that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient
for
the purposes set forth in clauses (1) through (5) above, the Servicer shall,
subject to Section
6.04,
advance the amount of funds required to cover the shortfall with respect
thereto. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of
any
failure by the Servicer to make a Servicing Advance of the type specified
in
clauses (1) or (2) above (irrespective of whether such Servicing Advance
is
claimed to be non-recoverable by the Servicer pursuant to Section
6.04).
Following
the consummation of an REO Disposition, the Servicer shall remit to the
Purchaser, in accordance with Section
6.01,
any proceeds from such REO Disposition in the Collection Account following
the
payment of all expenses and Servicing Advances relating to the subject
REO
Property.
Section
5.15 Sale
of REO Properties
The
Servicer shall offer to sell any REO Property in the manner that is in
the best
interests of the Purchaser or other owner of the REO, but no later than
the time
determined by the Servicer to be sufficient to result in the sale of such
REO
Property on or prior to the time specified in Section
5.13. In
accordance with the servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01,
the Servicer or designated agent of the Servicer shall solicit bids and
offers
from Persons for the purchase of any REO Property.
The
Servicer shall act on behalf of the Purchaser in negotiating and taking
any
other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any
REO
Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection
therewith. The Servicer shall manage and negotiate terms of sale on Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loans or REO Properties with the same care, skill, prudence
and diligence with which Servicer manages its own REO Properties. The proceeds
of any sale after deduction of the expenses of such sale incurred in connection
therewith shall be promptly deposited in the Collection Account in accordance
with Section
5.04.
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Section
5.16 Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account
The
Servicer may direct any depository institution which holds the Collection
Account to invest the funds in the Collection Account in one or more Permitted
Investments bearing interest. All such Permitted Investments shall be held
to
maturity, unless payable on demand. In the event amounts on deposit in
the
Collection Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable
on
demand, the Servicer shall:
(a)
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consistent
with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that
payment
thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may
otherwise
mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all
amounts then
payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn
on such
date; and
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demand
payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination
by the
Servicer or notice from the Purchaser that such Permitted Investment
would
not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter
on
deposit in the Collection Account.
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All
income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection
Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to
its
withdrawal in accordance with Section
5.05.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss
incurred
in respect of any Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of
such
loss.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in
the
making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default
occurs
in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Purchaser
may elect to take such action, or instruct the Servicer to take such action,
as
may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the
institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings, at the expense
of the
Servicer.
Section
5.17 MERS
In
the
case of each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable
after the Purchaser’s request (but in no event more than 30 days thereafter with
respect to each Mortgage Loan that was a MERS Mortgage Loan as of the Funding
Date, or 90 days thereafter with respect to each Mortgage Loan that was
a MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan as of the Funding Date and subsequent to the Funding
Date
becomes a MERS Mortgage Loan), take such actions as are necessary to cause
the
Purchaser to be clearly identified as the owner of each MERS Mortgage Loan
on
the records of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of
beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS. Each of the Purchaser
and
the Servicer shall maintain in good standing its membership in MERS. In
addition, Each
of
the Purchaser and the Servicer shall comply with all rules, policies and
procedures of MERS, including the Rules of Membership, as amended, and
the MERS
Procedures Manual, as amended. With respect to all MERS Mortgage Loans
serviced
hereunder, the Servicer shall promptly notify MERS as to any transfer of
beneficial ownership or release of any security interest in such Mortgage
Loans.
The Servicer shall cooperate with the Purchaser and any successor owner
or
successor servicer to the extent necessary to ensure that any transfer
of
ownership or servicing is appropriately reflected on the MERS system.
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Section
5.18 Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loans
(a)
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Representations
of Servicer
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(1)
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Servicer
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that prior to its
assignment
to Purchaser of the security interest in and to any Pledged Assets
set
forth in Section
5.18(b)
hereof, Servicer had a first priority perfected security interest
in each
Securities Account, and/or, if necessary to perfect a first priority
security interest in each asset contained in such Securities
Account, a
first priority perfected security interest in each such asset
contained in
such Securities Account and following Servicer's assignment of
the Pledged
Asset Agreements and such security interest in and to any Pledged
Assets,
Purchaser has a first priority perfected security interest in
each
Securities Account, and/or, if necessary to perfect a first priority
security interest in each asset contained in such Securities
Account, a
perfected first priority security interest in each such asset
contained in
such Securities Account. Servicer hereby represents and warrants
to
Purchaser that prior to the related Pledged Asset Servicer’s assignment to
the Servicer of the security interest in and to any Pledged Assets,
the
related Pledged Asset Servicer had a first priority perfected
security
interest in each Securities Account, and/or, if necessary to
perfect a
first priority security interest in each asset contained in such
Securities Account, a first priority perfected security interest
in each
such asset contained in such Securities Account and following
such Pledged
Asset Servicer's assignment of the Pledged Asset Agreements and
such
security interest in and to any Pledged Assets, the Servicer
had a first
priority perfected security interest in each Securities Account,
and/or,
if necessary to perfect a first priority security interest in
each asset
contained in such Securities Account, a perfected first priority
security
interest in each such asset contained in such Securities
Account.
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(2)
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Servicer
represents and warrants to Purchaser that each Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan
is insured under the terms and provisions of a Surety Bond subject
to the
limitations set forth therein. Servicer covenants that within
2 Business
Days after the Funding Date for any purchase of Pledged Asset
Mortgage
Loans, Servicer will deliver to each Surety Bond Issuer any instrument
required to be delivered under the related Surety Bond, executed
by the
necessary parties, and that all other requirements for transferring
coverage under the related Surety Bonds in respect of such Pledged
Asset
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall be complied with. Servicer
shall
indemnify Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all
claims,
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs,
fees and
expenses that are related to or arise from the non-payment of
Required
Surety Payments with respect to the Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans
purchased
by Purchaser from applicable Seller under this Agreement. The
indemnification obligation provided in this subparagraph 2 with
respect to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan shall expire upon receipt by
the related
Surety Bond Issuer of the necessary documentation referred to
in this
paragraph, signed by the appropriate parties
thereto.
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(3)
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Servicer
represents and warrants that the assignment of rights to Purchaser
under
each Surety Bond, as described herein, will not result in Purchaser
assuming any obligations or liabilities of Servicer with respect
thereto.
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(4)
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Servicer
represents and warrants that each Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement
and
the Pledge Agreements are in full force and effect as of the
Funding Date
and their provisions have not been waived, amended or modified
in any
respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder.
Servicer
represents to Purchaser that as of the Funding Date, neither
Servicer nor
any Pledged Asset Servicer is in default under the related Pledged
Asset
Servicing Agreement.
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(b)
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Assignment
of Security Interest
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(1)
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With
respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan sold to Purchaser
under this
Agreement, the Servicer hereby assigns to the Purchaser its security
interest in and to any related Pledged Assets, all of its rights
in each
related Pledge Agreement, its right to receive amounts due or
to become
due in respect of any related Pledged Assets and its rights as
beneficiary
under the related Surety Bond in respect of any Pledged Asset
Mortgage
Loans.
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(c)
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Servicing
of Pledged Assets
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(1)
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The
parties acknowledge that pursuant to each Pledged Asset Servicing
Agreement between Servicer and the related Pledged Asset Servicer,
the
Securities Accounts and other Pledged Assets in which Purchaser
shall
(pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) have a security interest,
shall
continue to be maintained and serviced by such Pledged Asset
Servicer.
Servicer represents and warrants that the terms of each Pledged
Asset
Servicing Agreement are not inconsistent with any of the provisions
of
this Agreement. Subject to subsection (c)(2) below, the Servicer
shall
service and administer the Securities Accounts and other Pledged
Assets,
in accordance with (i) prudent business practices and procedures
employed
in the industry to administer securities accounts and additional
collateral similar to that securing the Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loans; (ii)
the terms of the related Pledge Agreements; and (iii) the terms
of this
Agreement. Servicer’s obligations under this Section
5.18(c) will be subject to the provisions of Section
9.04 hereof.
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(2)
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, except
as provided
below in this subsection (c)(2), the Servicer shall have no duty
or
obligation to service and administer the Pledged Assets, and
the Servicer
shall not be deemed to be the Pledged Asset Servicer with respect
to any
Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, unless and until the related Pledged
Asset
Servicer’s obligations to administer the Pledged Asset as provided in
the
related Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement have been terminated
with
respect to such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans sold hereunder,
in which case
the Servicer shall be bound to service and administer the related
Pledged
Assets and the related Surety Bond in accordance with the provisions
of
this Agreement and the related Pledge Agreements, from the date
of such
termination. The Servicer shall enforce the obligations of each
Pledged
Asset Servicer to service and administer the Pledged Assets as
provided in
the related Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement, and shall take
appropriate
action thereunder if any Pledged Asset Servicer fails to substantially
comply with its obligations to administer the Pledged Assets.
Such
enforcement, including without limitation, the legal prosecution
of
claims, termination of the related Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement
with
respect to the related Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, and the
pursuit of
other appropriate remedies, shall be carried out as the Servicer,
in its
good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner
of the
related Securities Accounts and other Pledged Assets. Without
in any way
limiting any other remedies set forth herein, Servicer shall
indemnify
Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary
legal
fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees
and expenses
(collectively, “Losses”) that arise with respect to Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loans purchased by Purchaser from Servicer hereunder, provided
that (i)
such Losses are caused by the related Pledged Asset Servicer’s failure to
administer the Pledged Assets as provided in the related Pledged
Asset
Servicing Agreement and in a manner consistent with the standard
set forth
in subsection (c)(1) above, (ii) the indemnification contained
in this
subsection (c)(2) will in no event exceed the Original Pledged
Asset
Requirement for the related Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, and
(iii) such
indemnification liability shall be offset to the extent that
the Losses
are covered by a Required Surety
Payment.
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(3)
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The
related Pledged Asset Servicer shall use its best reasonable
efforts to
realize upon any related Pledged Assets for such of the Pledged
Asset
Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to
which no
satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent
payments; provided that the related Pledged Asset Servicer shall
not
obtain title to any such Pledged Assets as a result of or in
lieu of the
disposition thereof or otherwise; and provided further that (i)
the
related Pledged Asset Servicer shall not proceed with respect
to such
Pledged Assets in any manner that would impair the ability to
recover
against the related Mortgaged Property, and (ii) the Servicer
shall
proceed with any acquisition of REO Property in a manner that
preserves
the ability to apply the proceeds of such Pledged Assets against
amounts
owed under the defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any proceeds realized
from such
Pledged Assets (other than amounts to be released to the Mortgagor
or the
related guarantor in accordance with procedures that the Servicer
would
follow in servicing loans held for its own account, subject to
the terms
and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note and
to the terms
and conditions of any security agreement, guarantee agreement,
mortgage or
other agreement governing the disposition of the proceeds of
such Pledged
Assets) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject
to
withdrawal pursuant to Section
5.05 hereof; provided, that such proceeds shall not be so deposited
if the
Required Surety Payment in respect of such Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan has
been deposited in the Collection Account or otherwise paid to
the
Purchaser (except to the extent of any such proceeds taken into
account in
calculating the amount of the Required Surety
Payment).
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(4)
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Servicer’s
obligations to administer the Securities Accounts shall terminate
upon
termination of the related Pledged Asset Agreement. Purchaser
acknowledges
coverage under the terms and provisions of the related Surety
Bond as to
any particular Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan shall terminate upon
termination of the related Pledged Asset Agreement; provided,
however,
that such termination shall not affect claims arising under this
Agreement
or the related Surety Bond prior to the date of termination of
the related
Pledged Asset Agreement.
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(5)
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The
Pledged Asset Servicer with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan
may, without the consent of the Purchaser, amend or modify a
Pledged Asset
Agreement in any non-material respect to reflect administrative
or account
changes, provided that the same are consistent with the PHH
Guide.
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(d)
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Surety
Bonds
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(1)
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If
a Required Surety Payment is payable pursuant to the related
Surety Bond
with respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, as determined
by the
Servicer, the related Pledged Asset Servicer shall so notify
the related
Surety Bond Issuer promptly. The Servicer shall cause the prompt
completion of any necessary documentation relating to the related
Surety
Bond and shall cause the prompt submission of such documentation
to the
related Surety Bond Issuer as a claim for a required surety.
The Purchaser
shall execute such documentation if requested by the related
Pledged Asset
Servicer.
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(2)
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In
the event that the Servicer receives a Required Surety Payment
from a
Surety Bond Issuer on behalf of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall
deposit
such Required Surety Payment in the Collection Account and shall
distribute such Required Surety Payment, or the proceeds thereof,
in
accordance with the provisions hereof applicable to Insurance
Proceeds.
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(3)
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Purchaser
will cooperate with Servicer to transfer to Purchaser the coverage
of each
Surety Bond in respect of the related Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loans.
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ARTICLE
VI:
REPORTS;
REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
Section
6.01 Remittances
(1) On
each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser (a) all amounts
credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business on the last
day
of the related Due Period (including (1) the amount of any Principal Prepayment,
together with interest thereon at the related Remittance Rate to the end
of the
month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs except when
such
Principal Prepayment is received on the last day of the related Due Period
in
which case interest calculated at the related Remittance Rate to the end
of the
month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs shall not
be
remitted and (2) all proceeds of any REO Disposition net of amounts payable
to
the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.14),
net of charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account in accordance
with Section
5.05,
which charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account the Servicer
shall make solely on such Remittance Date, plus (b) all Monthly Advances,
if
any, which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to Section
6.03;
provided
that the
Servicer shall not be required to remit, until the next following Remittance
Date, any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on
a Due
Date or Dates subsequent to the related Due Period.
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(2) All
remittances made to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date will be made
to the
Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds according to
the
instructions that will be provided by Purchaser to the Servicer.
(3) With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business
Day on
which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest
on
any such late payment at an annual rate equal to One-month LIBOR (as published
in the Wall Street Journal) plus 200 basis points, but in no event greater
than
the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be
paid by
the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and
shall
cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such payment
was due
and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive.
Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. Neither the
payment by the Servicer nor the acceptance by the Purchaser of any such
interest
shall be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser
of
any Event of Default.
Section
6.02 Reporting
On
or
before the 5th
Business
Day following the Accounting Cut-off Date of each month during the term
hereof,
the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser monthly accounting reports
in the
form of Exhibits
6.02(a)
through
6.02(i)
attached
hereto with respect to the most recently ended Due Period. Such monthly
accounting reports shall include information as to the aggregate Unpaid
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans, the scheduled amortization of
all
Mortgage Loans and the amount of any Principal Prepayments as of the most
recent
Accounting Cut-off Date. Such monthly reports shall be available by the
Servicer
for the Purchaser on Servicer’s secured web-site. The Servicer shall provide
training, secured access and password(s) to the Purchaser on the operation
of
the website.
Utilizing
resources reasonably available to the Servicer and to the extent the requested
data is contained within the Servicer’s electronic systems without incurring any
cost except the Servicer’s overhead and employees’ salaries, the Servicer shall
furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement such periodic,
special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not
provided
for herein, as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect
to
Mortgage Loans or REO Properties (provided the Purchaser shall have given
the
Servicer reasonable notice and opportunity to prepare such reports, information
or documentation), including any reports, information or documentation
reasonably required to comply with any regulations of any governmental
agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, all such reports or information
to
be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and
directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request. If any of such reports,
periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation are not
customarily prepared by the Servicer or require that the Servicer program
data
processing systems to create the reports, information or documentation,
then the
Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer a fee mutually agreed to by the Purchaser
and the Servicer taking into account the Servicer’s actual time and cost in
preparing such reports, information or documentation. The Servicer agrees
to
execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the
Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate
the
purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
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Section
6.03 Monthly
Advances by the Servicer
(1) Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account an
amount
equal to all Monthly Payments not previously advanced by the Servicer (with
interest adjusted to the Remittance Rate) that were due on a Mortgage Loan
and
delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date.
The
Servicer may reduce the total amount to be deposited in the Collection
Account
as required by the foregoing sentence by the amount of funds in the Collection
Account which are to be remitted to Purchaser on a Remittance Date or Dates
subsequent to the related Due Period.
(2) The
Servicer’s obligations to make Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will
continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full
of
the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance
Date
for the remittance of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries
(including Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to
the
Mortgage Loan; provided
that
such obligation shall cease if the Servicer furnishes to the Purchaser
an
Officers’ Certificate evidencing the determination by the Servicer in accordance
with Section
6.04
that an advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance.
(3) On
the
Business Day prior to the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit into
the
Collection Account payments on account of Prepayment Interest Shortfall
Amount
in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount
of
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount for the related Remittance Date resulting
solely from Principal Prepayments during the related Due Period, and (ii)
the
total amount of the servicing compensation that would be payable to the
Servicer
if no Principal Prepayment was made during the Due Period related to such
Remittance Date. Such payments shall be deposited into the Collection
Account.
Section
6.04 Non-recoverable
Advances
The
determination by the Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance
or that
any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered
to the Purchaser detailing the reasons for such determination.
Section
6.05 Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
9
on the
Initial Funding Date and upon Purchaser’s reasonable request thereafter.
Section
6.06 Information
to be Provided the Servicer and the Sellers.
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction a Seller or the Servicer,
as
applicable, shall (1) within five Business Days following request by the
Purchaser or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor
(or, as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide),
in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser
and such Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs
(i),
(ii), (iii) and (vi) of this Section 6.06, and (2) as promptly as practicable
following notice to or discovery by each Seller and the Servicer, as applicable,
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and
substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (iv) of this Section.
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(i) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, a Seller or the Servicer,
as
applicable, shall provide such information regarding (x) such Seller, as
originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage
Loans
from a Qualified Correspondent), or (y) each Third-Party Originator, and
(z) as
applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance
with
Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information
shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the
originator’s form of organization;
(B) a
description of the originator’s origination program and how long the originator
has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description
shall include a discussion of the originator’s experience in originating
mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding
the size and composition of the originator’s origination portfolio; and
information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser
or
any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans,
including the originators’ credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage
loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information
as the
Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance
with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or
known
to be contemplated) against the Seller or the Servicer, each Third-Party
Originator and each Subservicer, as applicable,; and
(D) a
description of any affiliation or relationship between a Seller or the
Servicer,
each Third-Party Originator or each Subservicer, as applicable, and any
of the
following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are
identified by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such
Securitization Transaction:
(1)
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the
sponsor;
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(2)
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the
depositor;
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(3)
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the
issuing entity;
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(4)
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any
servicer;
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(5)
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any
trustee;
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(6)
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any
originator;
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(7)
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any
significant obligor;
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(8)
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any
enhancement or support provider;
and
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(9)
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any
other material transaction party.
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(ii) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, a Seller shall provide (or,
as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool
Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the
Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below)
originated by (a) such Seller, if the such Seller is an originator of Mortgage
Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent), and/or (b) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool
Information shall be prepared by such Seller (or Third-Party Originator)
on the
basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements
of Item
1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably
available to such Seller (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information
with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any
Depositor
shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall
be
provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information
may be in the form customarily provided by such Seller, and need not be
customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information
for
each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable,
shall be
presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life
of the
mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized
pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later
than 135
days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in
which the
Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference.
The
Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that
provides
a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document
format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required
by the
Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable.
If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, a Seller shall provide (or,
as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense
of the
requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated
with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon procedures
letters
of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser
or
Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating
to
prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January
1, 2006
or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to such Seller’s or
Third-Party Originator’s originations or purchases, to calendar months
commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably
request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the
benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate,
which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any
broker
dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with
respect
to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take
the form
of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance
letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such
Depositor.
(iii) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide
such
information regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans,
and each
Subservicer (each of the Servicer and each Subservicer, for purposes of
this
paragraph, a “Regulation AB Servicer”), as is requested for the purpose of
compliance with Items 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include,
at
a minimum:
(A) the
Regulation AB Servicer’s form of organization;
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(B) a
description of how long the Regulation AB Servicer has been servicing
residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Regulation AB Servicer’s
experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion
of the Regulation AB Servicer’s experience in, and procedures for, the servicing
function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements;
information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Regulation
AB
Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the
Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Regulation AB
Servicer
that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any
Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the
related
asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without
limitation:
(1) whether
any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage
Loans involving the Regulation AB Servicer have defaulted or experienced
an
early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing
during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction;
(2) the
extent of outsourcing the Regulation AB Servicer utilizes;
(3) whether
there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable
servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential
mortgage
loans involving the Regulation AB Servicer as a servicer during the three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction;
(4) whether
the Regulation AB Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential
mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to
application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and
(5) such
other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request
for
the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Regulation AB Servicer’s
policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform
under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans
of a
type similar to the Mortgage Loans;
(D) information
regarding the Regulation AB Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that
there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance
involving the Regulation AB Servicer could have a material adverse effect
on the
performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement
or
any Reconstitution Agreement;
(E) information
regarding advances made by the Regulation AB Servicer on the Mortgage Loans
and
the Regulation AB Servicer’s overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage
loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer
of the
Regulation AB Servicer to the effect that the Regulation AB Servicer has
made
all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced
by it
during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information
regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and
the
reasons for such failure to advance;
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(F) a
description of the Regulation AB Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to
address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a
similar
type as the Mortgage Loans;
(G) a
description of the Regulation AB Servicer’s processes for handling
delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation
of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts;
and
(H) information
as to how the Regulation AB Servicer defines or determines delinquencies
and
charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring,
partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to
delinquency and loss experience.
(iv) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying
its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of
asset-backed securities, a Seller or the Servicer shall (or shall cause
each
Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (a) notify the Purchaser and
any
Depositor in writing of (1) any material litigation or governmental proceedings
pending against such Seller or the Servicer, and any Subservicer or any
Third-Party Originator, as applicable, and (2) any affiliations or relationships
that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction
between
a Seller or the Servicer and any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator,
as
applicable, and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph
(i) of
this Section 6.06 (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting
party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (b) provide
to the
Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations
or
relationships.
(v) As
a
condition to the succession to the Servicer or any Subservicer as servicer
or
subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any
Person
(i) into which the Servicer or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated,
or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer or any
Subservicer, the Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor,
at
least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or
appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such
succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information
reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply
with
its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any
class
of asset-backed securities.
(vi) In
addition to such information as the Servicer, as servicer, is obligated
to
provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested
by the
Purchaser or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such information
reasonably available to the Servicer regarding the performance or servicing
of
the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation
of
distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB.
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ARTICLE
VII:
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
Section
7.01 Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements
(1) The
Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “ due-on-sale”
clause applicable thereto; provided
that the
Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing
so
or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any
recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any.
(2) If
the
Servicer is prohibited from enforcing such “due-on-sale” clause, then the
Servicer will attempt to enter into an assumption agreement with the Person
to
whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed,
pursuant to which such Person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and,
to the
extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable
thereon.
(For purposes of this Section
7.01,
the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property
subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution
of liability agreement.)
(3) If
the
Servicer receives a request for any Mortgage Loan to be assumed, then the
Servicer shall inquire into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee
and
shall use the same underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the
proposed transferee that are used with respect to underwriting mortgage
loans of
the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Where an assumption is allowed, the
Servicer, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer,
if
any, and subject to the conditions of Section
7.01(3),
shall, and is hereby authorized to, enter into a substitution of liability
agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is proposed to
be
conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability
and
such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related
Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in
lieu of
an assumption agreement. In no event shall the Note Rate, the amount of
the
Monthly Payment or the final maturity date be changed. The Servicer shall
notify
the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement
has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such
substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall
be added
to the related Purchaser’s Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be
considered a part of such Purchaser’s Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected
by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement shall be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation
for
servicing the Mortgage Loans.
If
the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria,
then
the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage
Note
and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage
Loan.
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Section
7.02 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify
the
Purchaser by a certification of a Servicing Officer, which certification
shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received
in
connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the
Collection Account pursuant to Section
5.04
have been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the
Purchaser’s Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Purchaser shall promptly release the related
mortgage documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall promptly prepare
and
process any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection
with any
instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable
to the
Collection Account.
With
the
exception of short sales, if the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage
without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by
the
Mortgage, or should it otherwise take such action which results in a reduction
of the coverage under the Primary Insurance Policy, if any, then the Servicer
shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Purchaser, and, within
10
Business Days following written demand therefor from the Purchaser to the
Servicer, the Servicer shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan by paying
to
the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately
available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage
Loan, including for this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance
Policy,
the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Purchaser
of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Purchaser’s
Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt
shall obligate the Servicer to return the related mortgage documents to
the
Purchaser when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless
the
Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating
to the
Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Collection Account or the Purchaser’s
Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to
a public
trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating
or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the
Mortgaged Property either judicially or nonjudicially, and the Servicer
has
delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying
as to
the name and address of the Person to which such Purchaser’s Mortgage File or
such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery.
Upon
receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage
Loan
was liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds were deposited in the Collection
Account, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the
Servicer.
Section
7.03 Servicing
Compensation
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled
to
retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided
for as
the Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan for
a
particular month shall become payable only upon the receipt by the Servicer
from
the Mortgagor of the full Monthly Payment in respect of such Mortgage Loan.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Section
7.01,
late payment charges, Prepayment Penalties and other servicer compensation
for
modifications, short sales as provided in Section
5.01(e),
and other shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required
to be
deposited in the Collection Account. In the event that Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and proceeds from any REO Disposition exceeds the Unpaid
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan plus unpaid interest accrued thereon
at
a per annum rate equal to the related Remittance Rate, the Servicer shall
be
entitled to retain therefrom and pay to itself any Foreclosure Profits
and any
Servicing Fee considered to be accrued but unpaid. The Servicer shall be
required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing
activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor
except
as specifically provided for herein.
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Section
7.04 Annual
Statement as to Compliance
(1)
The
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee on or before
March 15, 2006, an Officers’ Certificate in the form of Exhibit 11-1 stating
that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding
calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under
such
officers’ supervision, (ii) the Servicer has fully complied with the provisions
of this Agreement and (iii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on
such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this
Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known
to such
officer and the nature and status thereof.
(2)
On or
before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer
shall
deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed
to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer
of the
Servicer, to the effect that (i) a review of the Servicer’s activities during
the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof)
and of
its performance under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement
during such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to
the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar
year
(or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill
any
such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each
such
failure known to such officer and the nature and the status
thereof.
Section
7.05 Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
(1)
On or
before February
28, 2006 the
Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
to
furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined
certain documents and records relating to the servicing of mortgage loans
by the
Servicer generally that include a sampling of the Mortgage Loans, the provisions
of Article
VI have
been complied with and, on the basis of such an examination conducted
substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program
for
Mortgage Bankers, such servicing has been conducted in compliance with
this
Agreement, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to
be
immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such
statement.
(2)
(i) On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer
shall:
(A) deliver
to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) regarding the Servicer’s
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately
preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed
to
the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of
the
Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered to
the
Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
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(B) deliver
to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting
firm reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and such Depositor that attests
to,
and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Servicer and delivered
pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance
with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities
Act and
the Exchange Act;
(C) cause
each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer pursuant
to
Section 7.08(ii) to be “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each, a “Participating Entity”), to
deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor an assessment of compliance
and
accountants’ attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 7.05(2); and
(D) deliver
to the Purchaser, any Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible
for signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required by Rules
13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302
of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect
to
a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit A.
The
Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (i)(D) above
may
rely on the certification provided by the Servicer pursuant to such clause
in
signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the
Commission.
(ii) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section
7.05(2)(i)(A) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered to
the
Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the
case of a
Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of
such
appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant
to
Section 7.05(2)(i)(C) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria
other than those specified by the Servicer pursuant to Section
7.08.
Section
7.06 Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records
The
Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit, during business hours
or at
such other times as are reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon
15
Business Days advance notice any and all of (i) the credit and other loan
files
relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgagors, (ii) any and all books,
records, documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether held
by the
Servicer or by another) relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
and
(iii) any and all books, records, documentation or other information of
the
Servicer (whether held by the Servicer or by another) that are relevant
to the
performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions
of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be obligated to make the foregoing
information available to the Purchaser at the site where such information
is
stored; provided
that the
Purchaser shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by
the Servicer in making such information available.
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Section
7.07 Appointment
and Designation of Master Servicer.
The
Purchaser hereby appoints and designates Aurora Loan Services LLC as its
master
servicer (the “Master
Servicer”)
for
the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement. The Seller is hereby authorized
and instructed to take any and all instructions with respect to servicing
the
Mortgage Loans hereunder as if the Master Servicer were the Purchaser hereunder.
The authorization and instruction set forth herein shall remain in effect
until
such time as the Seller shall receive written instruction from the Purchaser
that such authorization and instruction is terminated.
Section
7.08 Use
of
Subservicers and Subcontractors
The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of paragraph (i) of this Section 7.08. The Servicer shall not hire or otherwise
utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer
to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill
any
of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or
any
Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of
paragraph (ii) of this Section 7.08.
(i) Pursuant
to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it shall not be
necessary
for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Purchaser or any Depositor
to the
utilization of any Subservicer. The Servicer shall cause any Subservicer
used by
the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and
any
Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section 7.08 and with Sections
3.06, 6.06(iii), 6.06(v), 7.04(2), 7.05(2), 9.01(2) and 10.01(B) of this
Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Servicer,
and to
provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under
Section
6.06(iv) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining
from
each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any
servicer
compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under
Section
7.04(2), any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered
by such Subservicer under Section 7.05(2) and any certification required
to be
delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes
Certification under Section 7.05(2) as and when required to be
delivered.
(ii) Pursuant
to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it shall not be
necessary
for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Purchaser or any Depositor
to the
utilization of any Subcontractor. The Servicer shall promptly upon request
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor,
such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description (in form
and
substance satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) of the role
and
function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Servicer or any Subservicer,
specifying (A) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (B) which (if any)
of
such Subcontractors are Participating Entities, and (C) which elements
of the
Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided
by
each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (B) of this
paragraph.
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As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by
the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 7.05(2), 9.01(2) and
10.01(B) of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor
were the
Servicer. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment
of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor
under Section 7.05(2), in each case as and when required to be
delivered.
The
Servicer acknowledges that a Subservicer or Subcontractor that performs
services
with respect to mortgage loans involved in a Securitization Transaction
in
addition to the Mortgage Loans may be determined by a Depositor to be a
Participating Entity on the basis of the aggregate balance of such mortgage
loans, without regard to whether such Subservicer or Subcontractor would
be a
Participating Entity with respect to the Mortgage Loans viewed in isolation.
The
Servicer shall (A) respond as promptly as practicable to any good faith
request
by the Purchaser or any Depositor for information regarding each Subservicer
and
each Subcontractor and (B) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor
with
respect to which the Purchaser or any Depositor requests delivery of an
assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation to deliver such within the
time required under Section 7.05(2).
ARTICLE
VIII:
REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
Section
8.01 Financial
Statements
The
Servicer understands that, in connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans,
the
Purchaser may make available to any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage
Loans
the Servicer’s audited financial statements for its fiscal year 2004 and its
audited financial statements for fiscal year 2004, together with any additional
statements provided pursuant to the next sentence. During the term hereof,
the
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser audited financial statements for
each of
its fiscal years following the Funding Date and all other financial statements
prepared following the Funding Date to the extent any such statements are
available upon request to the public at large.
The
Servicer also agrees to make available upon reasonable notice and during
normal
business hours to any prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans a
knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering
questions respecting recent developments affecting the Servicer or the
financial
statements of the Servicer which may affect, in any material respect, the
Servicer’s ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, and to
permit any prospective purchasers upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to inspect the Servicer’s servicing facilities for the purpose of
satisfying such prospective purchasers that the Servicer has the ability
to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IX:
THE
SELLERS
Section
9.01 Indemnification;
Third Party Claims
(1)
Each
Seller and Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its
directors, officers, agents, employees, and assignees (each, an “Indemnified
Party”) from and against any costs, damages, expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs, irrespective of whether or not incurred in connection
with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claim),
fines, forfeitures, injuries, liabilities or losses (“Losses”) suffered or
sustained in any way by any such Person, no matter how or when arising
(including Losses incurred or sustained in connection with any judgment,
award,
or settlement), in connection with or relating to (i) a breach by either
Seller
of any of its representations and warranties contained in Article
III or
(ii) a breach by either Seller of any of its covenants and other obligations
contained herein including any failure to service the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms hereof and in accordance with the standard of
care in
Section
9.03,
provided however, in the case of both of the preceding clauses (i) and
(ii), PHH
Mortgage shall have no obligation to indemnify an Indemnified Party for
a breach
by the Trust of the Trust’s representations contained in Sections 3.01, 3.03(3)
or 3.03(16) hereof. In the event of a breach by the Trust of the Trust’s
representations in Section 3.01, 3.03(3) or 3.03(16), the Indemnified Party’s
sole right to indemnification shall be from the Trust. The applicable Seller
shall immediately (i) notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third
party
with respect to this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan and/or any REO Property
(ii)
assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of
any such
claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including attorneys’ fees,
and (iii) promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment, award, or decree
that may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Purchaser, at its expense,
from
retaining its own counsel to assist in any such proceedings or to observe
such
proceedings; provided
that
neither Seller shall be obligated to pay or comply with any settlement
to which
it has not consented. The Servicer shall be reimbursed from amounts on
deposit
in the Collection Account for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the
second
preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates to the Servicer’s
indemnification pursuant to this Section
9.01(1).
(2)
Each
Seller and Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization
Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for
the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with
the
Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution
of
a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the
Exchange
Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer
acting
as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls
any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15
of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective
present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing
and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against
any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses
and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any
of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(A)(1) any
untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained
in any
information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material
provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of such Seller or Servicer,
or
provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor
or Third-Party Originator, as applicable (collectively, the “Company
Information”), or (2) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company
Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company Information
or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
by way of clarification,
that
clause (2) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to
the
Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection
with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company
Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately
from
such other information;
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(B) any
failure by such Seller or Servicer and any Subservicer, any Subcontractor
or any
Third-Party Originator, as applicable, to deliver any information, report,
certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under
this Agreement, including any failure by such Seller or Servicer to identify
pursuant to Section 7.08(ii) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing
function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; or
(C) any
breach by such Seller or Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth
in
Section 3.06(1) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.06(2) and
made
as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization
Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing
date,
or any breach by such Seller or Servicer of a representation or warranty
in a
writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.06(2) to the extent made as of
a date
subsequent to such closing date.
In
the
case of any failure of performance described in clause (i)(B) of this Section,
such Seller or Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor,
as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution
or
filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect
to
such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant
to
Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to
such
Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such
party
in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants’ letter
or other material not delivered as required by such Seller or Servicer
and any
Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator, as
applicable.
Section
9.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller
Each
Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as
a
corporation or a Delaware business trust, as applicable, under the laws
of the
state of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification
to do
business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is
or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under
this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which a Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation (including by means
of
the sale of all or substantially all of such Seller’s assets to such Person) to
which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business
of
the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any
of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided
that,
unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, the successor or surviving
Person, in the case of a merger or consolidation, etc. of the Servicer,
shall be
an institution qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx
Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.02(1) and
shall not
cause a rating on any security backed by a Mortgage Loan to be
downgraded.
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Section
9.03 Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others
Neither
the Sellers nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Sellers
shall be
under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining
from
the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant
to
the express written instructions of the Purchaser, or for errors in judgment
made in good faith; provided
that
this provision shall not protect the Sellers or any such Person against
any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform
its
obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement,
or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or any breach in the performance
of the
obligations and duties hereunder. The Sellers and any officer, employee
or agent
of the Sellers may rely in good faith on any document of any kind reasonably
believed by the Sellers or such Person to be genuine and prima facie
properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder.
The
Sellers shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any
legal action that is not incidental to their duties hereunder and which
in their
opinion may involve them in any expense or liability; provided
that the
Sellers may in their discretion undertake any such action that it may deem
necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and
duties of
the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such
action
and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities
for which the Sellers shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of
the
Collection Account. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
9.04 Servicer
Not to Resign
With
respect to the retention by PHH Mortgage of the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans
and the REO Properties hereunder, PHH Mortgage acknowledges that the Purchaser
has acted in reliance upon PHH Mortgage’s independent status, the adequacy of
its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its
integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof.
Consequently, PHH Mortgage shall not assign the servicing rights retained
by it
hereunder to any third party nor resign from the obligations and duties
hereby
imposed on it except (i) in the case of a partial or complete assignment
of the
servicing rights to one or more servicers that are Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx
Mac-approved, or (ii) 3 Business Days following any determination that
its
duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such
incapacity cannot be cured by PHH Mortgage. Any determination permitting
the
transfer of the servicing rights or the resignation of PHH Mortgage under
Subsection
(ii)
hereof shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered
to
the Purchaser, which opinion of counsel shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
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ARTICLE
X:
DEFAULT
Section
10.01 Events
of Default
(A)
In
case one or more of the following events shall occur and be
continuing:
(1) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required
to be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a
period
of 3 Business Days unless such failure to remit is due to a cause beyond
the
Servicer’s control, including an act of God, act of civil, military or
governmental authority, fire, epidemic, flood, blizzard, earthquake, riot,
war,
or sabotage, provided
that the
Servicer gives the Purchaser notice of such cause promptly and uses its
reasonable efforts to correct such failure to remit and does so remit within
2
Business Days following the end of the duration of the cause of such failure
to
remit;
(2) any
failure on the part of a Seller/Servicer duly to observe or perform in
any
material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of such
Seller/Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied
for a
period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the applicable
Seller/Servicer by the Purchaser; provided
that
such 30-day period shall not begin with respect to any failure to cure,
repurchase or substitute in accordance with Sections
2.04
and/or 3.04 until the expiration of the cure periods provided for in
Sections
2.04
and/or 3.04, as applicable;
(3) any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer,
any
consent by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer to the filing of an Insolvency
Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer, or any admission by or on behalf
of a
Seller/Servicer of its inability to pay its debts generally as the same
become
due;
(4) any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer that remains
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof;
(5) any
issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any appointment of
a
conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or substantially
all of
the assets of a Seller/Servicer;
(6) any
failure or inability of PHH Mortgage to be eligible to service Mortgage
Loans
for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(7) any
sale,
transfer, assignment, or other disposition by a Seller/Servicer of all
or
substantially all of its property or assets to a Person who does not meet
the
qualifications enumerated or incorporated by reference into Section
9.02,
any assignment by a Seller/Servicer of this Agreement or any of a
Seller’s/Servicer’s rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with
Section
9.04, or
any action taken or omitted to be taken by a Seller/Servicer in contemplation
or
in furtherance of any of the foregoing, without the consent of the Purchaser;
or
(8) any
failure by the Seller to be in compliance with applicable “doing business” or
licensing laws of any jurisdiction where Mortgaged Property is
located;
then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Sellers may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages,
including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans
and the proceeds thereof subject to Section
12.01,
without the Purchaser’s incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in
connection therewith; provided
that,
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection
(3), (4)
or (5) of this Section
10.01(A), this Agreement and all authority and power of the Sellers hereunder
(whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the REO Properties or otherwise)
shall automatically cease. On or after the receipt by the Sellers of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Sellers under this Agreement
(whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise) shall cease.
Notwithstanding the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Sellers or the
Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to all amounts due to such party
and
remaining unpaid on such date of termination.
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(B)
Notwithstanding anything else in this agreement to the contrary:
(i)
Any
failure by a Seller, the Servicer, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or
any
Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification,
accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Agreement,
or any breach by a Seller or the Servicer of a representation or warranty
set
forth in Section 3.06(1) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section
3.06(2)
and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization
Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing
date,
or any breach by a Seller or the Servicer of a representation or warranty
in a
writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.06(2) to the extent made as of
a date
subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (B)
of this
paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period,
constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Servicer under this
Agreement
and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser
or
Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights
and
obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement and/or any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything
in
this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the contrary)
of
any compensation to the Servicer; provided
that to
the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain
rights
or obligations following termination of the Servicer as servicer, such
provision
shall be given effect.
(ii)
Any
failure by a Seller, the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor
to
deliver any information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and
as required under Section 7.04(2) or 7.05(2), including any failure by
the
Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 7.08(ii) any Subcontractor
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar days after the
date
on which such information, report, certification or accountants’ letter was
required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect
to
the Servicer under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement,
and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole
discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer
under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without
payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of
any
compensation to the Servicer; provided
that to
the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain
rights
or obligations following termination of the Servicer as servicer, such
provision
shall be given effect.
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(iii)
The
Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the
Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable,
for all
reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such
Depositor as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the
Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans
to a
successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever
rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of
this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise,
whether
in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance
or
injunctive relief.
ARTICLE
XI:
TERMINATION
Section
11.01 Term
and Termination
(1) The
servicing obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement may be terminated
as
provided in Section 10.01 hereof.
(2) In
any
case other than as provided under Subsection
(1)
hereof, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Sellers
hereunder
shall terminate upon: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation
(or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the
disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder;
or (b) the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser.
(3) Upon
any
termination of this Agreement or the servicing obligations of the Servicer
hereunder, then the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver all agreements,
documents and instruments, including all Servicer Mortgage Files, and do
or
accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect
such
termination, all at the Servicer’s sole expense. In any such event, the Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting the termination of
the
Servicer’s servicing responsibilities hereunder, including the transfer to the
Purchaser or its designee for administration by it of all cash amounts
which
shall at the time be contained in, or credited by the Servicer to, the
Collection Account and/or the Escrow Account or thereafter received with
respect
to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property.
Section
11.02 Survival
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the representations and warranties
of
the parties contained herein and in any certificate or other instrument
delivered pursuant hereto, as well as the other covenants hereof (including
those set forth in Section
9.01)
that, by their terms, require performance after the termination by this
Agreement, shall survive the delivery and payment for the Mortgage Loans
on each
Funding Date as well as the termination of this Agreement and shall inure
to the
benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns. Sellers further agree
that
the representations, warranties and covenants made by Sellers herein and
in any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed
to be
relied upon by Purchaser notwithstanding any investigation heretofore made
by
Purchaser or on Purchaser’s behalf.
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ARTICLE
XII:
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
12.01 Successor
to the Servicer
Upon
the
termination of the Servicer’s servicing responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, or 11.01, the Purchaser shall
(i)
succeed to and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement or (ii) appoint a successor servicer which
shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties
and
liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination
of the
Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement;
provided, however, that in the case of any assignment by the Servicer of
servicing rights pursuant to clause (i) of the second sentence of Section
9.04,
any related assignee of such servicing rights shall succeed to and assume
all of
the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this
Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be serviced by such assignee.
If
the Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement
should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, then the
Servicer
shall continue to discharge such duties and responsibilities during the
period
from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective
date
thereof (if applicable) all on the terms and conditions contained herein
and
shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights
or
financial condition of its successor. The termination of the Servicer’s
servicing responsibilities pursuant to any of the aforementioned Sections
shall
not, among other things, relieve the Servicer of its obligations pursuant
to
Section 2.04 and/or 7.02, the representations and warranties or other
obligations set forth in Sections 2.04, 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies
available to the Purchaser under the various provisions of this Agreement.
In
addition, such termination shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser
may
have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination.
The
Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Collection
Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents
and
statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all
funds.
The Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things
all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and
confirm
in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and liability of the Servicer. The successor shall make such arrangements
as it
may deem appropriate to reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Servicing
Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which could otherwise
have
been recovered by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the
appointment of the successor Servicer.
Section
12.02 Governing
Law
This
Agreement is to be governed by, and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principals of conflicts
of laws. The obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder
shall be
determined in accordance with such laws.
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Section
12.03 Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be
in
writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally
delivered, sent by courier with delivery against signature therefor, mailed
by
registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted
by
telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar writing mailed
or sent
by courier as provided above, to (i) in the case of the Purchaser, Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank, FSB, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Contract Finance 212-526-7000, (ii) in the
case of
PHH Mortgage, PHH Mortgage Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx,
XX
00000, Attention: Vice President, Servicing, and (iii) in the case of the
Trust,
c/o PHH Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary
Marketing ,or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser
in writing by the applicable Seller.
Section
12.04 Severability
of Provisions
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, the invalidity of any
such
covenant, agreement, provision or term of this Agreement shall in no way
affect
the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement.
Section
12.05 Schedules
and Exhibits
The
schedules and exhibits that are attached to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
Section
12.06 General
Interpretive Principles
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
(1) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender
herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(2) any
reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement, document,
or instrument shall be a reference to this Agreement or any other such
agreement, document, or instrument as the same has been amended, modified,
or
supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (as
applicable);
(3) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(4) references
herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs, ” and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated articles,
sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement,
unless the context shall otherwise require;
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(5) a
reference to a subsection without further reference to a section is a reference
to such subsection as contained in the same section in which the reference
appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(6) a
reference to a “day” shall be a reference to a calendar day;
(7) the
words
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(8) the
terms
“include” and “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration
.
Section
12.07 Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies
This
Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended and
the
terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by authorized
representatives of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by an authorized
representative of the party waiving compliance. No such written instrument
shall
be effective unless it expressly recites that it is intended to amend,
supersede, cancel, renew or extend this Agreement or to waive compliance
with
one or more of the terms hereof, as the case may be. No delay on the part
of any
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate
as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such
right,
power or privilege, or any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power
or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other
such right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided
are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any party
may
otherwise have at law or in equity.
Section
12.08 Captions
All
section titles or captions contained in this Agreement or in any schedule
or
exhibit annexed hereto or referred to herein, and the table of contents
to this
Agreement, are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
12.09 Counterparts;
Effectiveness
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first set forth herein
upon the
due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties
hereto.
Section
12.10 Entire
Agreement; Amendment
This
Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits annexed hereto or referred
to
herein), together with the PHH Guide, contains the entire agreement between
the
parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.
No
amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly
executed
by the authorized representatives of the parties hereto.
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Section
12.11 Further
Assurances
Each
party hereto shall take such additional action as may be reasonably necessary
to
effectuate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Sellers
will promptly and duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser such documents
and
assurances and take such further action as the Purchaser may from time
to time
reasonably request in order to carry out more effectively the intent and
purpose
of this Agreement and to establish and protect the rights and remedies
created
or intended to be created in favor of the Purchaser.
Section
12.12 Intention
of the Parties
(1)
Each
Seller intends that the conveyance of such Seller’s right, title and interest in
and to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall constitute a sale and
not a
pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge
of
security for a loan, however, the applicable Seller intends that the rights
and
obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement. Each Seller also intends and agrees that, in such
event, (i) the applicable Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the
Purchaser and its assigns a first priority security interest in such Seller's
entire right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal
and
interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all
amounts
held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement
and
all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the applicable
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard
or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. All
rights
and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and
cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded
by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently,
independently or successively.
(2)
The
Purchaser and the Sellers acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Sections
3.06, 6.06, 7.04(2), 7.05(2), 7.08, 9.01(2) and 10.01(B) of this Agreement
is to
facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions
of
Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. Neither
the
Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery
of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good
faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
The
Sellers acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation
AB
may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by
the
Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed
securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agree to comply
with
requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery
of
information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations
of
Regulation AB. In connection
with any Securitization Transaction, the Sellers shall cooperate fully
with the
Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or
designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications,
records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination
of
the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor
to
comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures
relating to either Seller, the Servicer, any Subservicer, any Third-Party
Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans,
reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in
order
to effect such compliance.
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Section
12.13 Appointment
and Designation of Master Servicer.
The
Purchaser may, in its sole discretion from time to time, engage a master
servicer (the “Master Servicer”) to assist the Purchaser in the supervision of
the performance by the Seller of its obligations and responsibilities arising
under this Agreement. In the event that the Purchaser so appoints a Master
Servicer, the Purchaser shall provide written notice thereof to the Seller.
From
the date of such notice until such time as the Seller receives written
notice
from the Purchaser that it has terminated or replaced such Master Servicer,
the
Seller shall deliver all notices, reports and remittances that the Seller
is
obligated to deliver to the Purchaser under this Agreement directly to
the
Master Servicer named in such notice (or to any successor master servicer
named
in any subsequent written notice received from the Purchaser). The Master
Servicer, acting on behalf of the Purchaser, shall have the benefit of
the
covenants and agreements of the Seller under this Agreement and the Master
Servicer, acting on behalf of the Purchaser, shall have the same rights
as the
Purchaser to the to enforce the obligations of the Seller arising under
this
Agreement. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights
and
obligations of the Seller under this Agreement upon the occurrence of an
Event
of Default as provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the
contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer assume any of the obligations
of
the Purchaser under this Agreement; and in connection with the performance
of
the Master Servicer’s duties hereunder the Seller agrees that the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections, indemnities
and
limitations of liability afforded to the Purchaser under this Agreement.
The
Purchaser hereby appoints Aurora Loan Services LLC as its Master Servicer
hereunder.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers and the Purchaser have caused their names
to be
signed hereto by their respective officers as of the date first written
above.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS BANK, FSB
By:_________________________________________
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:________________________________________
Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL
MORTGAGE
TRUST (formerly known as
CENDANT
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
By: PHH
Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator
By:_________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
EXHIBIT
2.05
FORM
OF
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”), dated of
_________ __, 2005, is entered into among [_________________], a
___________________ (the “Assignee”), [______________________] (the “Assignor”),
[PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust] (the
“Seller ”), with PHH Mortgage Corporation, as the servicer (the
“Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS
the Assignor, the Seller and the Servicer have entered into a certain Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _____________,
2005 (as amended or modified to the date hereof, the “Agreement”), pursuant to
which the Assignor has acquired certain Mortgage Loans pursuant to the
terms of
the Agreement and Servicer has agreed to service such Mortgage Loans;
and
WHEREAS
the Assignee has agreed, on the terms and conditions contained herein,
to
purchase from the Assignor [certain] [all] of the Mortgage Loans (the “Specified
Mortgage Loans”) which are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and are
listed on the mortgage loan schedule attached as Exhibit
I
hereto
(the “Specified Mortgage Loan Schedule”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and
other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption
(a) On
and of
the date hereof, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the
Assignee all of its right, title and interest in the Specified Mortgage
Loans
and all rights related thereto as provided under the Agreement to the extent
relating to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the Assignee hereby accepts such
assignment from the Assignor, and the Seller hereby acknowledges such assignment
and assumption.
(b) On
and as
of the date hereof, the Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee
that
the Assignor has not taken any action that would serve to impair or encumber
the
Assignee’s ownership interests in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the date of
the Assignor’s acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
2. Recognition
of Purchaser
From
and
after the date hereof, both the Assignee and the Seller shall note the
transfer
of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in their respective books
and
records and shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Specified
Mortgage
Loans, and Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans for the
benefit
of the Assignee pursuant to the Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. It is the intention of the Seller, the Servicer, the
Assignee and the Assignor that the Assignment shall be binding upon and
inure to
the benefit of the Assignee and the Assignor and their successors and
assigns.
3. Representations
and Warranties
(a) The
Assignee represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor able
to
evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated hereby,
and that
it has not relied in connection therewith upon any statements or representations
of the Seller or the Assignor other than those contained in the Agreement
or
this Assignment.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment.
(c) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment has been
duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
4. Continuing
Effect
Except
as
contemplated hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms.
5. Governing
Law
This
Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by
and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
6. Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required under the Agreement
to be
made to the Assignee shall be made in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement
and shall be sent to the Assignee as follows: [_____________________],
or to
such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignee to the
parties
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
7. Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
8. Definitions
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement has the same meaning
as
in the Agreement.
[Assignment
continues with signature page]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment the day
and
year first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
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[__________________]
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By:
___________________________
Name:
_________________________
Title:
__________________________
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SELLER:
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[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST]
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By:
___________________________
Name:
_________________________
Title:
__________________________
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ASSIGNEE:
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By:
___________________________
Name:
_________________________
Title:
__________________________
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SERVICER:
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PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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By:
___________________________
Name:
_________________________
Title:
__________________________
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EXHIBIT
10
FORM
OF
WARRANTY XXXX OF SALE
On
this
_______ day of ________, 200__, [PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx'x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust] ("Seller") as the Seller under that certain
Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of _____________,
2005 (the "Agreement") does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and
convey
to [______________] as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse,
but
subject to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of
the
Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
attached hereto, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights
and
obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to
Section
2.01 of the Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser or its
custodian the Legal Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as
set
forth in the Agreement. The contents of each related Mortgage File required
to
be retained by PHH Mortgage Corporation ("PHH") to service the Mortgage
Loans
pursuant to the Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and
shall
be held in trust by PHH for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof.
PHH's possession of any portion of each such Mortgage File is at the will
of the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related
Mortgage
Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such retention and possession by PHH
shall
be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage,
and the contents of the Mortgage File and Mortgage File is vested in the
Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to
the
related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of
PHH shall
immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained,
in
trust, by PHH at the will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity
only.
The
Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties
set
forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Agreement are true and correct
as
of the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Sellers' Officer's
Certificate and all attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct
in all
respects as of the date hereof.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set
forth in
the Agreement.
[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX'X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST]
(Seller)
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
11-1
FORM
OF
XXXXXXXX-XXXXX CERTIFICATION
I,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, certify to [Master Servicer Name], in connection with [Insert name
and
date of applicable contract and/or name of securitization deal] (the
“Agreement”), that I am a duly elected Senior Vice President of PHH Mortgage
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New
Jersey
(the “Servicer”) and further as follows:
(i)
Based
on
my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, and
the
Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report and all servicing
reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Master Servicer by the Servicer,
does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading,
as of
the last day of the period covered by the Annual Statement of
Compliance;
(ii)
Based
on
my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the
Master
Servicer by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the Master
Servicer;
(iii)
I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under
this
Agreement and based upon the review required by this Agreement, and except
as
disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent
Public
Accountant’s Servicing Report, or otherwise disclosed in a writing submitted to
the Master Servicer, the Servicer has, as of last day of the period covered
by
the Annual Statement of Compliance, fulfilled its obligations under this
Agreement; and
(iv)
I
have
disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating
to the
Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards as determined in
accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers as set forth in this
Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in
the Agreement.
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
By:
______________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
Date:
EXHIBIT
11-2
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re:
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The
[ ] agreement dated as of [ ],
200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
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I,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, the Senior Vice President of PHH Mortgage Corporation (the “Servicer”),
certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer]
[Securities
Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent
that
they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with the servicing criteria
set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided
in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
“Servicing Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation
report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange
Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”), and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other
information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer
during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Servicer to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the “Servicer Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on
my knowledge, the Servicer Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances
under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
of
time covered by the Servicer Servicing Information;
(3) Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Servicer Servicing Information required to be
provided
by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor]
[Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
(4) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer as servicer
under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review
conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed
in the
Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report,
the
Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement; and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant
to this
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required
to be
provided by the Servicer and by each Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant
to
the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer].
Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of
noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in
the Agreement.
By:
______________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
Date:
EXHIBIT
12
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [PHH Mortgage Corporation]
[Name of
Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below
as
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on
the party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two
business days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in
the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are
made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are
separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set
forth in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange
Act.
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank
clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling
items. These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their
original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction
agreements.
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission,
are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and
applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance
with the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed
with the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D)
agree with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Regulation
AB
Servicer.
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with
timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the
Regulation
AB Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in
the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the
transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction
agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance
with the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Regulation
AB Servicer’s
obligor records maintained no more than two business days after
receipt,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements,
and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow)
in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Regulation AB Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with
the Regulation AB Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid
principal balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage
loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions,
as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
a mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including,
for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases
where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with
variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period
specified in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid,
or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage
loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to
the obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that
such support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of
days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set
forth in
the transaction agreements.
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[NAME
OF SERVICER] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER]
Date:
_________________________
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
Schedule
B-1
CONTENTS
OF PURCHASER'S MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser's Mortgage File shall include
each
of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the applicable Seller or delivered
to
the Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of the Sellers' Warranties and
Servicing Agreement.
To
be Delivered 5 days prior to Closing Date:
1.
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The
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed, at
the direction of the Purchaser either (1) "Pay to the order of
”-------“, without recourse," or (2) in blank and signed in the name
of the applicable Seller by an authorized officer. To the extent
that
there is no space on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the
endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows
and the
Purchaser is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows
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2.
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If
the Mortgage Loan is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment
of
Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable
for
recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned, at the direction of
the
Purchaser either (1) to "---------" or (2) with assignee's name
left blank. The Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded
only on the
direction of the Purchaser. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired
by the
applicable Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must
be made by
"PHH Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to [name of predecessor]."
If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company
while doing
business under another name or under an assumed name, the Assignment
must
be by "PHH Mortgage Corporation formerly known as [previous name]
or [PHH
Mortgage Corporation dba ______________, ]
respectively.
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3.
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With
respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, a copy of the related
Control
Agreement and Pledged Asset
Agreement.
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4.
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With
respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, a copy of the UCC-1,
to the
extent the Pledged Asset Servicer was required to deliver such
UCC-1 to
Servicer, and an original form UCC-3, if applicable, to the extent
the
Pledged Asset Servicer was required to deliver such UCC-3 to
Servicer,
together with any instrument required to be delivered under the
related
Surety Bond for transferring coverage under such Surety
Bond.
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5.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Stock Certificate
and
related Stock Power, in blank, executed by the Mortgagor with
such
signature guaranteed and original Stock Power, in blank executed
by the
Seller
provided, that if the Seller delivers a certified copy, the Seller
shall
deliver the original Stock Certificate and Stock Powers to the
Custodian
on or prior to the date which is 180 days after the related Closing
Date.
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To
be delivered within 180 days after
the related Closing Date:
1.
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the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in connection
with any Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller cannot deliver
or cause to
be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon on
or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the
public
recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation
or
because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording
office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the applicable
Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy
of such
Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by
the public
recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the applicable Seller (or
certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney)
stating
that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording
office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage
or a copy
of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to
be a true
and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly
delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the applicable
Seller;
or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office
retains
the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage
is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy
of the original recorded Mortgage;
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2.
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To
the extent applicable, the original of each power of attorney,
surety
agreement or guaranty agreement with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
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3.
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Originals
of any executed intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with
evidence of
recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment
has not yet
been returned from the recording office, a copy of such assignment
certified by the applicable Seller to be a true copy of the original
of
the assignment which has been sent for recording in the appropriate
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
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4.
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Originals
of all assumption, modification and substitution agreements,
if any, or,
if the originals of any such assumption, modification and substitution
agreements have not yet been returned from the recording office,
a copy of
such instruments certified by the applicable Seller to be a true
copy of
the original of such instruments which have been sent for recording
in the
appropriate jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located.
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5.
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The
original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event
such
original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of
the related
policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and
complete by
the title insurance company, in each case, including an Environmental
Protection Agency Endorsement and an adjustable-rate
endorsement.
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6.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Recognition Agreement
and
the original Assignment of Recognition Agreement;
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7.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, an Estoppel Letter and/or Consent;
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8.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Lien Search;
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9.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the guaranty of the Mortgage
Note and
Cooperative Loan, if any; and
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10.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Cooperative Pledge
Agreement.
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11.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Proprietary Lease
and the
Assignment of Proprietary Lease executed by the Mortgagor in
blank or if
the Proprietary Lease has been assigned by the Mortgagor to the
Seller,
then the Seller must execute an assignment of the Assignment
of
Proprietary Lease in blank;
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12.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the recorded state and county
Financing
Statements and Financing Statement
Changes;
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From
time to time, the Sellers shall forward to the Custodian additional original
documents pursuant to the Agreement or additional documents evidencing
an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of a Mortgage Loan
approved
by the Sellers, in accordance with the Agreement. All such mortgage documents
held by the Custodian as to each Mortgage Loan shall constitute the
“Custodial
File”.
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
Mortgage
File Cover Sheet: Credit Documents
(Schedule
B-2)
Prepared by:_________________________ | Phone: _____________ | ||
Location: PHH Mortgage Corporation | Fax: ________________ | ||
Borrower
Name: _____________________
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Loan
Number: _______________________
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General:
_______
1.
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Mortgage
File Cover Sheet Checklist - Inside
File
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_______
2.
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Borrower’s
Authorization to Obtain Information
(Original)
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_______
3.
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Fannie
Mae1008(original) or Underwriter’s Worksheet
(CUW2)
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Applications:
_______ 4. |
Final
Signed Typed Loan Application (Form 1003 or personal profile)
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_______ 5. |
Initial
Signed Loan Application (personal profile, handwritten or
typed)
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Credit
Documentation:
_______
6
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Credit
Report(s), Merged In-file or RMCR) (original or
photocopy)
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_______
7.
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Borrower’s
explanations (credit, employment, etc., if
applicable)
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_______ 8. |
VOM(s)
or other form of verification(s) on all mortgages (not required
on
Aus scored loans)
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_______
9.
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Separation
agreement, divorce decree (if
applicable)
|
_______
10.
|
Miscellaneous
Credit Documents (if applicable)
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Employment/Income
Documentation:
_______
11.
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Copy
or Original initial VOE(s); OR
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_______ 12. |
Paystubs
dated with 30 days of closing; OR
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_______
13.
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IRS
Form W-2’s Original or Copy (for wage earner);
OR
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_______
14.
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IRS
Form 1040’s, 1120’s, 1065’s, etc.,(2 years)for
self-employed);
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_______ 15. |
Leases
(if applicable)
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_______
16.
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All
documentation required to support Borrower’s cash flow for loans Originated.
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Asset
Documentation:
_______ 17. |
Copy
or Original VOD(s) or source of funds to close (if applicable)
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_______
18.
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Gift
Letter (if applicable) (original)
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_______ 19. |
Verification
of original purchase price, real estate sales contract,
or HUD-1
on first mortgage (if applicable)
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Property
Documentation:
_______
20.
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Appraisal,
including original photos of subject and comps.
(original)
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_______ 21. |
Review
Appraisal or second full Appraisal (if required)
(original)
|
_______
22.
|
442
Final Inspection
|
_______
23.
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Copy
or Original Contract of Sale
|
_______
24.
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Miscellaneous
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EXHIBIT
C
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
C-1
Exhibit
D
Mortgage
Loan Schedule
[To
be
retained in a separate closing binder entitled
“LMT
2007-5 Mortgage Loan Schedules” at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP]
D-1
EXHIBIT
E
EXHIBIT
13
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT
[Date]
[Custodian]
[Address]
Attention:
[ ]
In
connection with the administration of the mortgages held by you as Custodian
under a certain Custodial Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007, between Xxxxx
Fargo
Bank, N.A., as Trustee, and you, as Custodian (the “Custodial Agreement”), the
undersigned Servicer hereby requests a release of the Mortgage File held by
you
as Custodian with respect to the following described Mortgage Loan for the
reason indicated below.
Mortgagor's
Name:
Address:
Loan
No.:
Reason
for requesting file:
___ 1.
Mortgage Loan paid in full. (The Servicer hereby certifies that all amounts
received in connection with the loan have been or will be credited to the
Collection Account or the Certificate Account (whichever is applicable) pursuant
to the Trust Agreement.)
___ 2.
Mortgage Loan being foreclosed.
___ 3.
Mortgage Loan repurchased. (The Servicer hereby certifies that the Purchase
Price has been credited to the Collection Account or the Certificate Account
(whichever is applicable) pursuant to the Trust Agreement.)
___ 4.
Other. (Describe.)
The
undersigned acknowledges that the above Mortgage File will be held by the
undersigned in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement and will
be
returned to you within ten (10) days of our receipt of the Mortgage File, except
if the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, or repurchased (in which case the
Mortgage File will be retained by us permanently).
E-1
Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Custodial
Agreement.
_____________________________________
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Servicing Officer
E-2
EXHIBIT
F
XXXXXX
MAE GUIDE NO. 95-19
Reference
· Selling
This
announcement amends the guide(s) indicated.
· Servicing Please
keep it for reference until we issue a formal change.
Subject “Full-File”
Reporting to Credit Repositories
Part
IV,
Section 107, of the servicing Guide currently requires servicers to report
only
90-day delinquencies to the four major credit repositories. To ensure that
the
repositories have up-to-date information for both servicing and origination
activity, we have decided to begin requiring -- as of the month ending March
31,
1996 -- servicers to provide the credit repositories a “full-file” status report
for the mortgages they service for us.
“Full-file”
reporting requires that servicers submit a monthly report to each of the credit
repositories to describe the exact status for each mortgage they service for
us.
The status reported generally should be the one in effect as of the last
business day of each month. Servicers may, however, use a slightly later cut-off
date -- for example, at the and of the first week of a month -- to assure that
payment corrections, returned checks, and other adjustments related to the
previous month’s activity can be appropriately reflected in their report for
that month. Statuses that must be reported for any given mortgage include the
following: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed, and charged-off. (The credit repositories will provide the
applicable codes for reporting these statuses to them.) A listing of each of
the
major repositories to which “full-file” status reports must be sent is
attached.
Servicers
are responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of mortgage status
information to the repositories and for resolving any disputes that arise about
the information they report. Servicers must respond promptly to any inquiries
from borrowers regarding specific mortgage status information about them that
was reported to the credit repositories.
Servicers
should contact their Customer Account Team in their lead Xxxxxx Xxx regional
office if they have any questions about this expanded reporting
requirement.
Xxxxxx
X.
Engeletad
Senior
Vice President - Mortgage and Lender Standards
11/20/95
F-1
XXXXXX
XXX GUIDE 95-19
ATTACHMENT
1
ANNOUNCEMENT
Major
Credit Repositories
A
"full-file" status report for each mortgage serviced for Xxxxxx Mae must
be sent
to the following repositories each month (beginning with the month ending
March
31, 1996):
Company
|
Telephone
Number
|
Consumer
Credit Associates, Inc.
|
Call
(000) 000-0000, either extension
|
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
|
150,
101, or 112, for all inquiries.
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000-0000
|
|
Equifax
|
Members
that have an account number may call their local sales representative
for
all inquiries; lenders that need to set up an account should call
(000)
000-0000 and select the customer assistance option.
|
TRW
Information Systems & Services
|
Call
(000) 000-0000 for all inquiries,
|
000
XXX Xxxxxxx
|
current
members should select option 3;
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
lenders
that need to set up an account
|
|
should
select Option 4.
|
Trans
Union Corporation
|
Call
(000) 000-0000 to get the name of
|
555
West Xxxxx
|
the
local bureau to contact about setting
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
|
up
an account or obtaining other
|
information.
|
|
11/20/95
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F-2
EXHIBIT
G-1
EXHIBIT
5.04
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
______________
__, ____
To: ____________________
____________________
____________________
(the
“Depository”)
As
Servicer under the Reconstituted Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007
(the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Agreement, to be
designated as “PHH Mortgage Corporation, in trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Trustee for Xxxxxx Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-5.” All deposits in the account
shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. This
letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original
to us.
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Servicer
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
_______________________________
Depository
By:
____________________________
Name:
Title:
G-1-1
EXHIBIT
G-2
EXHIBIT
5.06
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
______________
___, ____
To: _______________________
_______________________
_______________________
(the
“Depository”)
As
Servicer under the Reconstituted Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007
(the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Agreement, to be designated
as “PHH Mortgage Corporation, in trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
for Xxxxxx Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-5.” All deposits in the account shall be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. This letter
is
submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to
us.
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Servicer
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
_______________________________
Depository
By:
____________________________
Name:
Title:
G-2-1
EXHIBIT
G-3
EXHIBIT
14
TRANSACTION
PARTIES
Depositor: Structured
Asset Securities Corporation
Trustee:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Securities
Administrator: N/A
Master
Servicer: Aurora
Loan Services LLC
Credit
Risk Manager: N/A
PMI
Insurer(s): N/A
Interest
Rate Swap Counterparty: N/A
Interest
Rate Cap Counterparty: Xxxxxx
Brothers Special Financing Inc.
Servicer(s):
Aurora Loan Services LLC, IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing, LP, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., National City Mortgage Co.,
PHH Mortgage Corporation and Colonial Savings, F.A.
Primary
Originator(s): Sovereign Bank, FSB, National City Mortgage Co., IndyMac Bank,
F.S.B. and Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB.
Custodian(s):
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, LaSalle Bank National Association, Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association
Sponsor
and Seller: Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings, Inc.
G-3-1
EXHIBIT
G-4
EXHIBIT
15
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION NOTICE
May
__, 2007
To:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (LMT 2007-5)
As
Servicer under the Reconstituted Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007
among PHH Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.,
as
Seller and you, as Master Servicer, and as acknowledged by Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A. (the “Agreement”), we hereby certify to you that we have established an
account at [insert name of financial institution], as a Custodial Account
pursuant to the Agreement, to be designated as “[____________], in trust for
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Xxxxxx Mortgage Trust Mortgage Pass
Through Certificates Series 2007-5.” All deposits in the account shall be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer.
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
G-4-1
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
___________________________________
Depository
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
G-4-2
EXHIBIT
H-1
EXHIBIT
16
FORM
OF
MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
FIELD
NAME
|
DESCRIPTION
|
FORMAT
|
INVNUM
|
INVESTOR
LOAN NUMBER
|
Number
no decimals
|
SERVNUM
|
SERVICER
LOAN NUMBER, REQUIRED
|
Number
no decimals
|
BEGSCHEDBAL
|
BEGINNING
SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHED/SCHED
|
Number
two decimals
|
BEGINNING
TRAIL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
|
||
REQUIRED
|
||
SCHEDPRIN
|
SCHEDULED
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
|
Number
two decimals
|
ACTUAL
PRINCIPAL COLLECTED FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
|
||
REQUIRED,
.00 IF NO COLLECTIONS
|
||
CURT1
|
CURTAILMENT
1 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT1DATE
|
CURTAILMENT
1 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
CURT1ADJ
|
CURTAILMENT
1 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT2
|
CURTAILMENT
2 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT2DATE
|
CURTAILMENT
2 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
CURT2ADJ
|
CURTAILMENT
2 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
LIQPRIN
|
PAYOFF,
LIQUIDATION PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
OTHPRIN
|
OTHER
PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
PRINREMIT
|
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
INTREMIT
|
NET
INTEREST REMIT, INCLUDE PAYOFF INTEREST,
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
||
TOTREMIT
|
TOTAL
REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
ENDSCHEDBAL
|
ENDING
SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
|
Number
two decimals
|
ENDING
TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL
|
||
.00
IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
|
||
ENDACTBAL
|
ENDING
TRIAL BALANCE
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
|
||
ENDDUEDATE
|
ENDING
ACTUAL DUE DATE, NOT LAST PAID INSTALLMENT
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
ACTCODE
|
60
IF PAIDOFF, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
no decimals
|
ACTDATE
|
ACTUAL
PAYOFF DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
INTRATE
|
INTEREST
RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
Example
.0700000 for 7.00%
|
||
SFRATE
|
SERVICE
FEE RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
Example
.0025000 for .25%
|
||
PTRATE
|
PASS
THRU RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
Example
.0675000 for 6.75%
|
||
PIPMT
|
P&I
CONSTANT, REQUIRED
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF PAIDOFF
|
H-1-1
EXHIBIT
H-2
EXHIBIT
17
STANDARD
LAYOUT FOR MONTHLY DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
FIELD
NAME
|
DESCRIPTION
|
%
of MI Coverage
|
%
of MI Coverage
|
Actual
MI Claim Filed Date
|
The
date the Claim to the MI Company was filed
|
Actual
Bankruptcy Start Date (filing date)
|
Actual
Bankruptcy Start Date (filing date)
|
Actual
Claim Amount Filed
|
The
amount claimed to the MI company on the MI claim
|
Actual
Discharge Date
|
Date
Bankruptcy was Discharged
|
Actual
Due Date
|
Next
Payment Due Date
|
Actual
Eviction Complete Date
|
Actual
Eviction Complete Date
|
Actual
Eviction Start Date
|
Actual
Eviction Start Date
|
Actual
First Legal Date
|
Actual
First Legal Date
|
Actual
Notice of Intent Date (breach letter date)
|
Actual
Notice of Intent Date (breach letter date)
|
Actual
Payment Plan End Date
|
The
date the Last Pre-petition payment is due from the Trustee in a
chapter 13
BK
|
Actual
Payment Plan Start Date
|
The
date the First Pre-petition payment is due from the Trustee in
a chapter
13 BK
|
Actual
Redemption End Date
|
Actual
Redemption End Date
|
Actual
REO Start Date
|
The
date the account was received by the REO Department
|
Appraisal,
BPO Costs
|
Total
expenses incurred for the purpose of BPO's or
Appraisals.
|
Bankruptcy
Chapter
|
Bankruptcy
Chapter 7,11,13
|
BK
Atty Fees & Costs
|
BK
Atty Fees & Costs
|
BK
Flag (Man Code)
|
A
code that identifies the account as an active
Bankruptcy.
|
Bnk
Case # (7 digit only)
|
Bnk
Case # (7 digit only)
|
City
|
City
|
Claim
Amount Paid
|
MI
Claim Amount
|
Claim
Funds Received Date
|
The
date the MI Claim funds were received from the MI
Company
|
Confirmation
Hearing Date
|
Confirmation
Hearing Date
|
Current
Interest Rate
|
Current
Interest Rate
|
Current
Loan Amount
|
Unpaid
Principal Balance
|
Current
P&I Payment Amount
|
Current
P&I Payment Amount
|
Date
Bid Instructions Sent
|
Date
Bid Instructions Sent to Attorney
|
Date
F/C Sale Scheduled
|
The
date the Foreclosure sale is scheduled to occur.
|
Date
Filed Relief/Dismissal
|
The
date the motion for Relief or Dismissal was filed with the BK
Court
|
H-2-1
Date
Loan Reinstated
|
Date
Loan Reinstated
|
Date
POC Filed
|
Date
proof of claim filed
|
Date
Relief/Dismissal Granted
|
The
date the BK court granted the motion for Relief or
Dismissal
|
Date
REO Offer Accepted
|
Date
REO Offer Accepted
|
Date
REO Offer Received
|
Date
REO Offer Received
|
Deal
Identifier by Loan
|
Security
Name/Cross reference Investor ID (Servicer to Cross
reference)
|
Delinquency
Status (Man Code)
|
30,
60, 90, BK, FC, REO, Claims or a code that can be decoded to determine
the
current status of the account.
|
Loss
Mit Denial Date
|
Loss
Mit Denial Date
|
Eviction
Atty Fees & Costs
|
Eviction
Atty Fees & Costs
|
F/B
1st Due (if applicable)
|
F/B
1st Due (if applicable)
|
F/B
Last Due (if applicable)
|
F/B
Last Due (if applicable)
|
FC
Atty Fees & Costs
|
FC
Atty Fees & Costs
|
FC
Flag
|
A
code that identifies the account as an active
Foreclosure.
|
FC
Start Date (referral date)
|
FC
Start Date (referral date)
|
FC
Suspended Date
|
FC
Suspended Date
|
FC
Valuation Amount
|
The
value of the property as determined for the purpose of
foreclosure.
|
FC
Valuation Date
|
The
date the property value was determined for the purpose of
foreclosure.
|
FC
Valuation Source
|
The
type of valuation that was used to determine the Fc Valuation
amount.
|
FHA
27011A Transmitted Date
|
FHA
27011A Transmitted Date
|
FHA
27011B Transmitted Date
|
FHA
27011B Transmitted Date
|
FHA
Case #
|
FHA
Case #
|
FHA
Part A Funds Received Date
|
FHA
Part A Funds Received Date
|
First
Payment Date
|
First
Payment Date
|
Foreclosure
Actual Sale Date
|
Date
F/C Sale Held
|
VA
Guarantee %
|
VA
Guarantee %
|
Interest
Advances
|
Interest
Advances
|
Investor
Loan Number
|
Investor
Loan Number
|
INVESTOR/SECURITY
BILLING SENT DATE
|
Date
claim submitted to investor
|
Liquidation
Status
|
Type
of PIF, S/S, 3rd Party etc.
|
VA
Loan Guarantee Certificate Number
|
VA
Loan Guarantee Certificate Number
|
Loan
Number
|
Servicer
Loan Number
|
Loan
Term
|
Loan
Term
|
Loan
Type
|
Loan
Type
|
Loss
Mit Approval Date
|
Loss
Mit Approval Date
|
Loss
Mit Flag (Man Code)
|
A
code that identifies the account as an active Loss Mit
account.
|
Loss
Mit Removal Date
|
The
date the Loss Mit Department determined that Loss Mit Options were
no
longer a viable option.
|
Loss
Mit Start Date
|
Loss
Mit Set-up Date
|
H-2-2
Loss
Mit Type
|
S/S,
Forbearance, Repay, Mod, etc.
|
Loss
Mit Workstation Status
|
Completed,
Removed, Active
|
MI
Certificate Number
|
MI
Certificate Number
|
MI
Cost
|
Price
percentage, lender paid only
|
MI
Coverage Y/N
|
MI
Coverage Y/N
|
Monthly
MIP Cost
|
The
monthly fee paid to HUD to maintain coverage on the
account.
|
Next
Payment Adjustment Date
|
Next
Payment Adjustment Date
|
Next
Rate Adjustment Date
|
Next
Rate Adjustment Date
|
Occupancy
Status
|
Occupancy
Status
|
Occupancy
Status Date
|
The
date the occupancy status reported was determined.
|
Original
Loan Amount
|
Original
Loan Amount
|
Original
Value Amount
|
The
value of the property as determined at the origination of the
account.
|
Origination
Date
|
The
date the closing occurred to originate the loan.
|
ORIGINATION
VALUE DATE
|
The
date the original Value Amount was determined.
|
ORIGINATION
VALUE SOURCE
|
The
type of valuation that was used to determine the Original Value
amount.
|
Other
Advance Expenses
|
Total
Advances minus all other/detail and total
|
Ownership
Code
|
|
Paid
in Full Date
|
Date
loan liquidated from system UPB removed
|
Paid
Off Code
|
|
Part
B Funds Received Date
|
FHA/VA
Only
|
Partial
Prepayment Amount Collected
|
|
Post
Petition Due Date
|
|
Prepayment
Expiration Date
|
Term
|
Prepayment
Flag
|
|
Prepayment
Premium Collected
|
|
Prepayment
Waived
|
|
Product
Type
|
|
Property
Condition
|
|
PROPERTY
PRESERVATION FEES
|
|
Property
Type
|
|
Realized
Gain or Loss
|
|
Reason
for Default
|
|
Reason
Suspended
|
|
Relief/Dismissal
Hearing Date
|
|
REO
Repaired Value
|
|
REO
Value(As-is)
|
|
REO
Actual Closing Date
|
|
REO
Flag (Man Code)
|
|
REO
List Date
|
|
REO
List Price
|
|
REO
Net Sales proceeds
|
H-2-3
REO
Sales Price
|
|
REO
Scheduled Close Date
|
|
REO
Value Date
|
|
REO
VALUE SOURCE
|
|
Repay
First Due Date
|
|
Repay
Last Due Date
|
|
Repay
Next Due Date
|
|
Repay
Plan Broken Date
|
|
Repay
Plan Created Date
|
|
SBO
LOAN NUMBER
|
|
Scheduled
Balance
|
|
Scheduled
Due Date
|
|
Servicing
Fee
|
|
State
|
|
Street
Address
|
|
T&I
Advances
|
|
Title
Approval Letter Received Date
|
|
Title
Package to HUD Date
|
|
Title
Package to VA Date
|
|
VA
Claim Funds Received Date
|
|
VA
Claim Submitted Date
|
|
VA
FIRST FUNDS RECEIVED AMOUNT
|
|
VA
FIRST FUNDS RECEIVED DATE
|
|
VA
XXX Submitted Date
|
|
ZIP
CODE
|
|
FNMA
ACTION CODE
|
|
FNMA
DELINQUENCY REASON CODE
|
H-2-4
EXHIBIT
H-3
EXHIBIT
18
FORM
OF
LOAN LOSS REPORT
Final
Report Field Heading
|
Definition
|
Format
|
Servicer
Cut Off Date
|
Reporting
cycle cut off date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Servicer
Loan Number
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by
servicer.
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
Investor
Loan Number
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by Aurora Master
Servicing.
|
NUMBER(9)
|
Servicer
Customer Number
|
Unique
number assigned to each servicer
|
NUMBER(3)
|
Investor
ID
|
Unique
number assigned to a group of loans in the servicing system.
|
NUMBER
(10,2)
|
Resolution
Type
|
Description
of the process to resolve the delinquency. Ex. Foreclosure, Short
Sale,
Third Party Sale, Deed In Lieu, etc.
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
Resolution
Date
|
Date
the process described in Resolution Type was completed.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Liquidation
Date
|
Date
the loan was liquidated on the servicers servicing system.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
REO
Sale Date
|
Actual
date that the sale of the REO property closed escrow.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Title
Date
|
Date
clear title was recorded.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
MI
Percent
|
Percent
of coverage provided by the PMI company in the event of loss on a
defaulted loan.
|
NUMBER(6,5)
|
First
Legal Date
|
Actual
date that foreclosure counsel filed the first legal action as defined
by
state statute.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
1 Filing Date
|
Actual
date the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
1 Relief Date
|
Actual
date the Discharge, Dismissal or Relief Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
2 Filing Date
|
Actual
date the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
H-3-1
Bankruptcy
2 Relief Date
|
Actual
date the Discharge, Dismissal or Relief Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Foreclosure
Fees
|
Amount
paid to the Foreclosure Attorney for performing his
service.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Foreclosure
Costs
|
Amount
incurred as part of the foreclosure process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Bankruptcy
Costs
|
Amount
incurred related to a bankruptcy filing involving the borrower or
subject
property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Eviction
Costs
|
Amount
incurred related to the eviction process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Appraisal
Costs
|
Amount
incurred to acquire a value for the subject property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Preservation
Costs
|
Amount
incurred to preserve and secure the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Utility
Costs
|
Amount
incurred for utilities at the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
HOA
Costs
|
Amount
paid to the Home Owners Association to maintain the property
dues.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Costs
|
Amount
of Miscellaneous Expenses incurred during the default
process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Interest
on Advances
|
Interest
paid by HUD/VA or MI on the amounts advanced related to the liquidation
of
the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Hazard
Refunds
|
Amount
of refunds of Hazard Premiums paid.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Real
Estate Taxes
|
Amount
of any taxes paid during the default process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Hazard
Premiums
|
Amount
paid for Hazard Insurance on the property held as collateral for
the
mortgage.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
MI
Premiums
|
Amount
paid for Mortgage Insurance related to the mortgage loan.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Escrow
|
Miscellaneous
Expenses incurred from the escrow account during the default
process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Sales
Proceeds
|
Funds
received in connection with the sale of the property held as collateral
for the mortgage loan (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
H-3-2
Initial
Claim Proceeds
|
Funds
received in connection with the conveyance of the property to the
insuring
agency (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Final
Claim Proceeds
|
Claim
funds received from the insuring agency (HUD/VA).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Proceeds
|
Miscellaneous
funds received in connection with the property held as collateral
for the
mortgage loan (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Escrow
Balance
|
Any
positive balance remaining in the escrow account.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Replacement
Reserve Bal
|
Amount
of funds held in the Replacement Reserve account (Positive
Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
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Restricted
Escrow Bal
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Amount
of funds held in the Restricted Escrow account.
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NUMBER(10,2)
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Suspense
Balance
|
Amount
of funds held in the Suspense account (Positive Number).
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NUMBER(10,2)
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Servicer
Retained Loss
|
The
total amount of the Gross Final Actual (Loss)/Gain the servicer will
take,
due to Interest/Expense Curtailments by HUD/VA (This would include
Advances not claimed to HUD/VA or MI due to servicer error) (Positive
Number).
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NUMBER(10,2)
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EXHIBIT
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EXHIBIT
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SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
Servicer shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”, as identified by a xxxx in the column titled
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”.
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
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Reference
|
Criteria
|
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General
Servicing Considerations
|
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1122(d)(1)(i)
|
Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(ii)
|
If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(iii)
|
Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
|
|
1122(d)(1)(iv)
|
A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
|
Cash
Collection and Administration
|
|
1122(d)(2)(i)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(ii)
|
Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iii)
|
Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iv)
|
The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(v)
|
Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vi)
|
Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vii)
|
Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
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Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
|
Investor
Remittances and Reporting
|
|
1122(d)(3)(i)
|
Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Regulation AB
Servicer.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(ii)
|
Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(iii)
|
Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Regulation
AB Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in
the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(iv)
|
Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
|
X
|
|
Pool
Asset Administration
|
|
1122(d)(4)(i)
|
Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(ii)
|
Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(iii)
|
Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(iv)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Regulation AB Servicer’s
obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements,
and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(v)
|
The
Regulation AB Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with
the Regulation AB Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid
principal balance.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(vi)
|
Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans
(e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(vii)
|
Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(viii)
|
Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(ix)
|
Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
X
|
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Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
1122(d)(4)(x)
|
Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xi)
|
Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xii)
|
Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
|
Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
|
Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xv)
|
Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
|
|
|
|
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